We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt. (Numbers 14:4)Obviously, in spite of their complaint, the problem here was not the lack of a leader, but the lack of followers. Of the twelve spies sent into Canaan, ten saw only the problems, while Joshua and Caleb saw the possibilities. And, as usual, the naysayers carried the day.
When I stand before the judgment bar of God, I pray that I'm not counted among those who stopped the forward momentum of the church because they thought their glasses were half empty.
The Israelites wanted to choose a leader who would take them, with their tails between their legs, back to Egypt. In other words, they were looking for someone who would take polls and follow majority rule. That's not leadership. Leaders don't let a group turn tail because of fear; they confront that fear and find one way or another to move the group forward.
Sometimes we don't realize our greatest opportunities may be disguised as our biggest problems.
What are the greatest needs surrounding you? How does God want to use you to make things better that he might be glorified?
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