Exodus Endeavors

As I posted in my last blog, I'm currently on a hike through the first books of the Bible. I came across some more interesting information found in Exodus. Moses had a fond relationship with his father-in-law so much so there's a chapter dedicated to Moses listening to the advice from him. I imagine that his father-in-law was watching all that Moses was doing within a day and realized, he had too much on his plate. It was more than work, it was stress. It was wearing Moses out. His father-in-law, Jethro, gave him advice on how to set up leadership to deal with his matters. I found this very interesting that in the second book of the Bible that qualities of leadership and of those in leadership are listed from the very beginning. We like to attest mentally that leadership began with the disciples but, on the contrary it began way before then. In Exodus believe it or not, Jethro shows the four steps in leadership and in qualifying for leadership. He's now one of the men on my list of respect and wisdom. Leaders - Should Inspire 1) Able 2) God-fearing 3) Shows the true way to walk in life 4) Appointed a job 5) Judges small matters 6) Does all things for the love of man He goes on to show Moses how to break apart his leadership so that he isn't carrying too much which in historical terms, this is the beginning of court systems. Leader of Thousands - My words (Shepherd) - Sees the big picture - Sees what's good for the whole congregation Leader of Hundreds - My words (Visionary) - Sees the regulars and keeps them regular - Notices how the group sways - Able to see the majority vote Leader of Fifties - My words (Coach) - sees the potential in these few - pours into these because they possibly are the next leaders - has a high level of influence - devoted Leader of Tens - My Words (Fundamentalist) - all about relationship - fisherman - hardest workers - 100% in all the way - focuses on needs - disciples - patient Where do you see yourself within this list of leadership?