I've written a lot about leaders in the past (maybe because leadership is something that interests me), but I haven't written much about followers.  The reality is that not everyone will be a leader, but all people will be followers.  The question I'm thinking about right now is: What do you do when your leaders choose not to follow God? This is a ... [Continue Reading]

Solomon's prayer for wisdom impressed God.  It showed that Solomon cared more about properly leading God's people than he did about his own gain.  Solomon believed that leadership was a privilege, and he did not want to get in the way of what God wanted to do through Israel.  He realized he was young, and he knew he could not lead on his ... [Continue Reading]

In the sad aftermath of David's sin there are a number of tragic circumstances that came up: His daughter, Tamar, was raped by her half-brother, Amnon Amnon was killed by his half-brother, Absalom Absalom tries to form a coup to take his father's throne The last tragic circumstance forced David to flee from Jerusalem for protection, and as he left, the priests ... [Continue Reading]

There is a very interesting paradox of leadership that exists and is visible in and through David: notoriety.  David was not at all concerned about making his name great; he was concerned with pleasing God.  This wasn't the case with Saul.  Isn't it ironic that Saul, the one who cared so much about being remembered, was forgotten and that David, ... [Continue Reading]

This portion of reading really exemplifies the fact that God appoints leaders of his people and that it is His responsibility alone to remove them from leadership when the time comes.  Consider the following: David had an opportunity to kill Saul at his most vulnerable moment (relieving himself in a cave), but David believed that it was not his place to remove a ... [Continue Reading]