After
He had removed him, He raised up David
to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.'
There are so many things we can learn from
David. He was anointed king when he was
very young but didn’t become king for several years. During that time there was extensive turmoil around
his life. He was running for fear of his
being killed some of the time. He fought
wars. But before that time he learned
how to care for simple sheep.
This past week I spent time reading through the Old
Testament where it talked about David.
There are a few notes that have stuck out to me that I’d like to share
with you. These are “big ticket
leadership notes” that may help us as we get the chance to lead others.
1 --- David
was doing what was expected of him when others expected him not to be the one
God chose as king. Being a shepherd
was his place in the family. From what
we learn in other parts of scripture, David was a pretty good shepherd.
2 --- David
was not perfect but was humble.
Several times David screwed up, some were big screw-ups that impacted
lots of people, but David was honest about them. We need to be transparent and honest.
3 --- David had the opportunity to kill King Saul
when Saul was trying to kill David. Yet it was David’s choice to honor Saul and let
God deal with him. This proved to be
an honorable move.
4 --- David
knew that friendships are key. He
honored Jonathan, Saul’s son. We need
each other in big ways.
5 --- David
was passionate about God. This
showed early in his life when the giant Goliath was mocking God. David was willing to face something or
someone much bigger than himself for the cause of God.
That is just 5 small pieces of my notes from David’s
life. I will share more later, but I
pray that I will learn to be who God made me to be, to be honest especially
where I am weak or wrong, to honor those around me, to be a great friend and to
put God first in everything.
Leading isn’t easy.
But leading God’s way is always right!
So
humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
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