Biblical Styles of Leadership 4. Jethro is An Organizational Consultant

Jethro, the Father in Law of Moses, was impressed with God but not with Moses, the chosen leader. "Trying to do everything will kill you and your people! Wow, that is a great line. When we do too much we hurt our followers. 

Jethro has a better idea. He is a pagan priest but God uses him to consult and teach Moses. Did you think we can only learn from Christians? God evidently does not think so. 

Exodus 18:19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him. 

20 Teach them his decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave. 

21 But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 2

2 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.

23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.”

24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said. 25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

26 They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves.

Delegation! So many Pastors are still trying to go it alone without delegation. Are they really using a biblical approach to leadership?

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