Good
Morning Friends,
“Moses
took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from
morning till evening. When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for
the people, he said, ‘What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you
alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till
evening?’” (Exodus 18:13-14)
Moses
answered that he was only doing what the people wanted him to do. “Because the
people come to me to seek God’s will.” (Exodus 18:15-16)
Jethro
was convinced that God had other ideas for how the needs of the people were to
be met. “What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will
only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it
alone. … Select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy
men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands,
hundreds, fifties and tens. … If you do this and God so commands, you will be
able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.’”
(Exodus 18:17-23)
Moses
was misunderstanding God’s plan for his life. He thought he was to do everything
the people wanted him to do. Moses felt obligated to meet whatever need was
brought to him. But the people were not to set Moses’ agenda. God wanted to set
Moses’ agenda. Moses’ agenda was to represent the people before God. Others
could be appointed to handle the minor problems and disputes to free Moses for what
God called him to do.
Every
leader is to be a servant of the people. But the principle is that each person
must determine what God is calling him to do and do that. What God is calling a
person to do is not always the same as what people around us think God is
calling that person to do!
We
aren’t leading a group of the people as large as Israel, but the principle is
still good. Don’t allow the clamor of people around you to determine what God
is calling you to do. Listen for God’s call and do those things!
His,
by Grace, Steve
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