Leadership Transfer

There are so many areas of life where leadership is transferred or handed off from one person to another.  Some leadership positions are formal, and some are informal. A president of a club or organization is formal, while the influence and guidance of the past presidents are informal. There comes a time when new leadership is called for. It could be because of the age or health of the leader, or it could be new vision and ideas are needed.

Moses is about to transfer the leadership baton to Joshua. The Lord told Moses to go up to the one of the mountains to look at the promised land. He would not be allowed to go into the land because of his own demonstrate the holiness of God at Meribah, the place where water came from the rock.  Moses’ response to these instructions did not show frustration or “second-guessing”, they showed humility and obedience. Check this out…..

¹⁵ Then Moses said to the Lord, ¹⁶ “O Lord, you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Please appoint a new man as leader for the community. ¹⁷ Give them someone who will guide them wherever they go and will lead them into battle, so the community of the Lord will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

¹⁸ The Lord replied, “Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him. ¹⁹ Present him to Eleazar the priest before the whole community, and publicly commission him to lead the people. ²⁰ Transfer some of your authority to him so the whole community of Israel will obey him. ²¹ When direction from the Lord is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim—one of the sacred lots cast before the Lord—to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine everything they should do.” (Numbers 27:15-21 NLT)

That last line of v. 21 jumped into my lap this morning. I want to seek direction from the Lord in everything. It’s a new year and this is often a good time to make some changes to our lives in general. I may not get to choose all of the leaders in my life, but I can choose to encourage and support them from where I am. I can actually lead from where I am without a title or formal appointment.

I want to lead myself well.

I want to lead and influence my family well.

I want to lead and influence my church well.

I want to lead and influence my company well.

I want to lead and influence my community well.

I want to lead and influence the real estate industry well.

I want to support and encourage those in leadership positions in areas that are close to my heart. I want to be a resource to others instead of a “drag” on their options and attempts to instill their vision and influence on others.  Leadership transfer in some cases can become leadership collaboration.

Pressing On!

Dwayne