Joshua 16-20

Joshua 16-20

The Bible is full of examples of leadership and management. It can be said that the leader’s job is to inspire and motivate while the manager’s job is to plan, organize and coordinate.

Joshua exemplifies both these roles. Consider the following examples.

Leader

So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “How long will you put off going in to take possession of the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?”
(Joshua 18:3 ESV)

Manager

“Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may set out and go up and down the land. They shall write a description of it with a view to their inheritances, and then come to me. They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall continue in his territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall continue in their territory on the north. And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.”
(Joshua 18:4-6 ESV)

It is safe to say that God will call each of us to lead and manage to some degree as we grow in Him. This call can be in our home, church, work, and elsewhere. How effective we are is directly linked to the health of our relationship with God. Joshua had a great mentor in Moses, but even more important he had the greatest leader and manager in God. We too have such leadership and management available to us.

A quick disclaimer: this blog entry is not meant to suggest that God is merely a leader and manager. He is so much more. The intention here is to draw out specific practical application.

As we seek out God, pray and study the Word, we are strengthened in our spirit and aligned to His plan.