LEADERS VS. DRIVERS
II Samuel 5:1-2
"Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, 'Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the LORD said to you, "You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel." ' "
The people of Israel recognized the difference between Saul and David, and they came to him. He did not have to go out and conquer them. It was apparent that David was a shepherd because he led, while Saul was a driver. David had learned leadership principles as a lad while tending sheep. A shepherd does not drive his sheep – he leads them and is willing to lay down his life for them rather than use them for personal gain. The shepherd has the good of the sheep at heart rather than his own good. That's why Jesus is pictured as The Good Shepherd (Psalm 23; John 10:11). We need leaders – not cattle drovers – who rule over us for our good and not for their own profit or aggrandizement.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: True shepherds lead rather than drive.
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Have a Good Shepherd day. Love you.
II Samuel 5:1-2
"Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, 'Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the LORD said to you, "You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel." ' "
The people of Israel recognized the difference between Saul and David, and they came to him. He did not have to go out and conquer them. It was apparent that David was a shepherd because he led, while Saul was a driver. David had learned leadership principles as a lad while tending sheep. A shepherd does not drive his sheep – he leads them and is willing to lay down his life for them rather than use them for personal gain. The shepherd has the good of the sheep at heart rather than his own good. That's why Jesus is pictured as The Good Shepherd (Psalm 23; John 10:11). We need leaders – not cattle drovers – who rule over us for our good and not for their own profit or aggrandizement.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: True shepherds lead rather than drive.
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Have a Good Shepherd day. Love you.
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