Devotional: No lone ranger
A black and white photo of an old man with long grey hair and a long grey beard standing in front of a dramatic dark sky. He is wearing a white toga and holding a wooden bar. He is looking up to the sky.
DAILY MANNA
WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER, 2020
NO LONE RANGER
📜📜TEXT: EXODUS 18:13-27📜📜
🔑📖 KEY VERSE: “Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone” (EXODUS 18:18).
One of the wonderful attributes of the Bible is its versatility. It is applicable to every age and situation of man. Almost all known noble professions run on principles traceable to the Bible. For instance, the concepts of management, hierarchy and delegation of authority are traceable to today’s text.
Moses was a highly spiritual leader. Faithfulness to God and love for his people made him to sit from morning till evening counselling and settling matters among them. Jethro, his father-in-law, seeing this, offered him the advice that has become a major element in leadership. Jethro hinted at the trouble with being a lone ranger in leadership: exhaustion, time-wasting and frustration.
Moses was advised to appoint leaders “to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens”. This way, Moses was to have more time to hear from God and be concerned with more serious issues relating to the people while the other leaders handled lesser matters at their respective levels.
Leaders were required to be able men – intelligent and courageous; such as fear God – godly and conscientious; men of truth – honest and reliable; hating covetousness – not seeking self-aggrandisement or taking bribe. Those who wangle their way to leadership positions without these attributes often abuse their office and run into peril.
God has set in the Church different gifts and levels of leadership. He has also set standards for Christian leaders (1 Timothy 3:1-13). These attributes are also a pattern for every Christian to follow.
✍🏽 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God has not called anyone into the ministry as a lone ranger.
📜📜THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EZEKIEL 25-28📜📜
