Archive for November 26th, 2009
Are you building a career or a legacy? (97-4)
Leaders will leave a legacy. The question is will it be viewed as positive or negative by those who follow behind. Read 1 Kings 2:5-6 and 28-34.
Abner and Joab were both military leaders. Both were relatives of the kings they served. Their careers and their characters, however, present a sharp contrast.
Abner was a competent military leader, but his loyalty was to Saul, a ruler whose disobedience to God guaranteed his failure as God’s chosen king of Israel. No matter how hard Abner fought, no matter how skillful his leadership, Abner was on the wrong side.