Numbers 13:2 KJV
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
Twelve rulers of Israel were appointed to go into the land and spy it out. They accomplished their assignment but when they returned ten of them had focused on the obstacles and not the promise of God. Sure, they too had seen it was a good land. But they also saw the inhabitants and worse, they saw themselves as grasshoppers before them.
And their doubt spread through Israel like a plague. Before long no one, except Caleb and Joshua, were willing to obey God.
Those who hold places of leadership among the people of God must be so careful of their own spirit. If they allow themselves to ever fix on the enemies of God's will rather than the plan of God for His people the results will be spiritually devastating. Those who, for whatever reasons, can't ensure that they will spend the time with the Lord necessary to trust Him in spite of the giants of this world, ought to excuse themselves from leadership and ought to be doubly cautious that, though they have no official position of leadership, they don't inadvertently lead from the sidelines. The dangers are just too great if God's people become discouraged in His way.
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
Twelve rulers of Israel were appointed to go into the land and spy it out. They accomplished their assignment but when they returned ten of them had focused on the obstacles and not the promise of God. Sure, they too had seen it was a good land. But they also saw the inhabitants and worse, they saw themselves as grasshoppers before them.
And their doubt spread through Israel like a plague. Before long no one, except Caleb and Joshua, were willing to obey God.
Those who hold places of leadership among the people of God must be so careful of their own spirit. If they allow themselves to ever fix on the enemies of God's will rather than the plan of God for His people the results will be spiritually devastating. Those who, for whatever reasons, can't ensure that they will spend the time with the Lord necessary to trust Him in spite of the giants of this world, ought to excuse themselves from leadership and ought to be doubly cautious that, though they have no official position of leadership, they don't inadvertently lead from the sidelines. The dangers are just too great if God's people become discouraged in His way.
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