Bible
As you study the life of Elisha,
you find that he had several great characteristics, one of which was
leadership. That’s very obvious from
reading our text.
Have you ever given any thought
to what makes a leader a leader? Someone
has said that a leader is a person who is going somewhere – but not going
alone. He takes others with him. His ability in setting up situations in which
others are willing to follow him and happy to work with him is a precious skill
called leadership. This skill is made up
of many qualities – thoughtfulness and consideration for others, enthusiasm,
the ability to share responsibility with others, and a multitude of other
traits. But fundamentally a leader is
one who leads, one who has a plan, one who keeps headed toward a goal and a
purpose. He has the enthusiasm to keep
moving forward in such a way that others gladly go with him.
Vance Packard said, “Leadership
appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are
convinced should be done.”
✞ Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
