Archive for September 10th, 2009
What does God look for in a leader? (86-4)
When choosing a leader, God’s selection criteria is different than society’s selection criteria. Read 1 Samuel 16:1-13.
The selection of David to be Israel’s king illustrates how God often disregards human customs and traditions to accomplish His purposes. Even the prophet Samuel was fooled. When Samuel looked at Jesse’s oldest son Eliab, he naturally assumed that God must have chosen this noble and sturdy young man to be the Lord’s anointed leader. But the Lord makes it clear in this passage that the people He chooses to do the great things for Him are called on the basis of inward character, not on the basis of outward impressiveness.
Tags: Faithfulness, Heart