“One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. And he said to the man in the wrong, “Why do you strike your companion?” He answered, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “Surely the thing is known.””
Exodus 2:11-14 ESV
From the beginning of the life of Moses, a sense of responsibility was evident. A responsibility for the afflictions of others, a disposition against injustice and a fervency for serving others. Moses exhibited without a doubt the spirit of leadership.
In plain language or vocabulary “leadership is the ability to inspire, influence, and guide others toward a shared vision or goal.” However in kingdom terms, leadership is a sense of responsibility, a burden and a core element to take a yoke upon one’s self, as intrisincally deposited by God in the heart of an individual to be a pathfinder in a lost cause.
Through the journey of the Israelites we see the qualities of leadership develop through Moses in the course of their sojourning. Though that intrinsic nature and quality was seen right from Exodus 2, the more Moses discovered himself in God the more the spirit of leadership evolved. In today’s world there has been a serious decline in leadership as a natural element. Obscurity, corruption, hunger for power and manipulation has been the order of the day for leaders of our time. As a result, morality has declined and society continues to suffer the consequences for poor leadership.
Many miss the core value of leadership, as the term is only deemed a qualification rather than a spirit. A spirit carries a burden, a cry that is often expressed in a conduct to resolve a dire need. Until the spirit of leadership is discovered, books, masterclasses and titles will prove nothing. In Numbers 12:3, Moses is described as the meekest man on earth. For one to be meek it takes quiteness, gentleness and submission. Due to the misinterpretation of leadership, these qualities are considered less desirable and weak, whereas they are an inbuilt godly character that mirrors the spirit compartment of leadership.
As Mathew 5:5 states, blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. If it took a meek man to have direct access to God (Numbers 12:7-8) , that same meek man to lead a people from captivity, then this is truly evident that leadership is a spiritual affair; a leader is one who has undergone the dealings of God, to exhibit His nature and to establish His will. The corruptness and deprivation of morality in leaders today, is because the criteria has been built upon human traditions rather than godly precepts. As we embark on this journey Beloved, let us realign our hearts with the divine definition and characteristics of leadership. Let us aim to be transformed into the leaders our Lord Jesus desires us to be.