Category: Leadership Lessons Daily

Scripture Passage: Numbers 27:1-8 Anyone Can Lead Zelophehad’s five daughters, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah, stood before Moses and the entire congregation and demanded to be given an inheritance amongst men. They said, “Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 27:1-8 Leaders are a Voice for the Voiceless The five daughters of Zelophehad, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah, were a voice for their late father who could no longer speak for himself. They told Moses, “Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 27:1-8 Leaders Fight for Causes Bigger Than Themselves The five daughters of Zelophehad, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah, fought for a worthy cause. To ensure their father’s name was not wiped out from Israel because he had no son. They asked Moses, “Why should the name of our father be done…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 27:1-8 Leaders Go Where No One Has Been The five daughters of Zelophehad, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah, did what no woman before them had done. They asked Moses for an inheritance amongst their father’s brethren as their father had died without a son. They said, “Why should the name of…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 27:1-8 Leaders Never Settle for the Status Quo Five women, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah, also known as the daughters of Zelophehad had a challenge. Their father was dead and he had no son. His inheritance would be passed to his brethren but these women rose up and said to Moses,…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 25:1-4 Judgement Begins With the Leader When the children of Israel committed whoredom with the daughters of Moab and went to the sacrifices of their gods, the anger of God was kindled against Israel. God said to Moses “Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 22:21-33 Don’t Pass Judgement Before You Have the Facts As Balaam journeyed, riding on his ass, the animal suddenly seemed to develop a mind of its own and wouldn’t do what Balaam wanted. She turned aside out of the way. She thrust herself onto the wall and crushed Balaam’s foot against the…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 22:21-33 Sometimes the Ass Sees What the Leader Misses Balaam was invited by Balak to curse the children of Israel. As he went, an angel stood on his path to destroy him. Balaam did not see the angel but his ass did and tried to avoid the angel who stood poised with…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 20:23-29 Succession is an Important Aspect of Leading When Moses and Aaron sinned in striking the rock instead of speaking to it, their assignments came to an end. God said, “Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor. And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 20:7-23 Leaders Must Be Able to Manage Themselves When the children of Israel asked for water in the wilderness of Zin, God gave Moses a simple instruction; “speak to the rock before the children of Israel and it will bring forth water.” (Paraphrased) Moses failed to carry out this instruction to the…

Scripture Passage: Matthew 27:15-26 Rejection is Not Always a Sign of Failure When Jesus was arrested and brought before Pilate, the latter realised that there was no case against Jesus and perceived that the people had arrested him out of envy. The Jews had a custom that during the Passover feast, the governor would release…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 20:1-12 To Whom Much Is Given Much Is Expected Moses was the man God chose to bring Israel out of Egypt and lead them into the land of Canaan. God also invested a lot in Moses to ensure that he was able to carry out this task. However, Moses missed it when…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 20:1-12 The Leader Must Stay Focused At All Cost When Israel entered into the desert of Zin, the entire congregation murmured against Moses and Aaron saying, “And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us into this evil place? It is no place of seed, or…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 20:1-5 The People Will Be Ungrateful When Israel entered into the desert of Zin, one more time, the entire congregation murmured against Moses and Aaron. They said, “And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us into this evil place? It is no place of seed,…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 16:41-48 Good Leaders Never Abandon Their People When the congregation accused Moses and Aaron of killing Korah, Dathan and Abiram with their families, God came down to destroy the people. He said to Moses, “Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment.” The Bible…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 16:41-48 You Can Count on the Leader to Save the Day After the death of Korah and company, the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron. They accused them of killing the people of God and one more time, God came down to destroy the people with a plague. Moses instantly…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 16:1-34 Integrity Makes a Leader Bold In the rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, Moses said to God, “Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.” Interestingly, neither God nor Korah and company could refute this statement of Moses. And…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 16:1-34 Bad Leaders Trouble Their Homes Korah, Dathan and Abiram were all heads of their families. In other words, they were leaders. When they rose up against Moses, the leader of the entire congregation, their actions had consequences which, unfortunately, affected the members of their households. The earth opened her mouth and…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 16:1-28 The Leader Must Know the Origin of His Authority Korah, Dathan and Abiram challenged Moses, saying, “We are all holy, so why do you lift yourself above us?” (Paraphrased) They wanted to know who made Moses their leader and Moses told them because he knew. The lesson here is this; every…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 16:1-3 The Leader’s Authority Will Be Challenged When Korah, Dathan and Abiram said to Moses and Aaron, “Ye take too much upon you…..wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?” They were challenging Moses’ authority as leader. This is very similar to when one said to a younger…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 16:1-3 No One Rebels Alone When Korah, Dathan and Abiram, rose up against Moses in rebellion, the Bible says, “and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: and they gathered themselves together…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 16:1-3 Rebels Want the Perks that Come with Leading Three men, namely, Korah, Dathan and Abiram, took men and rose up against Moses in rebellion. They said, “Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 14:1-4 Leaders Take People Forward or Backwards Following the negative report given by ten of the twelve spies Moses sent to survey the land of Canaan, the children of Israel decided to return to Egypt. They said, “Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.” One leader had brought…

Scripture Passage: Matthew 20:20-22 Those Who Seek to Share the Leader’s Glory Must Partake of the Leader’s Story The mother of James and John, sons of Zebedee, once paid Jesus a surprise visit. She had a request to make. She said, “Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand,…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 13:26-33; 14:1-10 The Leader Must Manage Information Wisely Moses sent twelve men to spy on the land of Canaan. When they returned, without privately hearing their report, he allowed them speak to the entire congregation. Ten said, “And there we saw the giants…..and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 13:6-30 Our View of Situations is Based on Our Self-Perception Twelve men were sent to spy on the land of Canaan. Ten of them said,”And there we saw the giants…..and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.” Two had a different opinion and one…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 13:6-30 Never Underestimate Yourself Moses sent out twelve men to spy on the land of Canaan. He wanted to have a proper picture of land and what they were to expect as they prepared to possess it. These men went away for forty days and returned with a report. While two of…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 12:1-10 Leaders Require a Large Heart to Forgive God punished Miriam for speaking against Moses, yet Moses cried to God on her behalf saying, “heal her now, O God, I beesech thee.” She had offended him, but he prayed for her. He was able to pray for her because he had forgiven…

Scripture Passage: Numbers 12:1-10 No Leader Delights in the Suffering of His Followers Miriam and Aaron sinned against Moses when they spoke against him. God rebuked them verbally and left Miriam covered in leprosy. When Aaron saw this, he turned to Moses and pleaded for mercy for Miriam. Moses was the offended party and he…