Leadership Support

Leadership Support

The national events of the last few weeks ahead of the coming elections remind me of a very important factor in leadership success: leadership support.

A leader is either made or marred to a large extent by the quality of his aides and those who have access to his ears. They either bring the best out of him or bring out the worst in him.

The influence of leadership is enormous. When the righteous rules the people rejoice and when the wicked rules they mourn Proverbs 29:2. The leader sets the pace, you have to cue. The limit and speed of an organization is determined by the leader except the leader is changed he remains the prime mover and the speed determinator. Against a king there's no uprising, when he has the right troops with him Proverbs 30:29-31. Power is with the king, he either oppresses with it or cares for his people with it, Ecclesiastes 4:1.

This power and influence is easily accessed by aides. If you can control the king you can actually rule the city without overthrowing him. You can use the power of the king sometimes against him through him. You can use the king to kill your own enemies and you can turn the king against his own lovers. I see this everyday. It is the weakness of man.

The aides of a king feed him with information and interprete the information in a way that will favor them even if it hurts the innocent and the king himself. Eventually the king is painted black.
The aides also represent the king to the people and the king is either blamed or loved out of the representations. They write the speeches or would not write if they want the king to make his mistakes openly and get knocked for his errors by the people.

The greatest enemies of a king might just be those who have his ears and those he sends to execute on his behalf.

David's grandson, Reoboam lost a legacy of almost a century of the reign of Jesse's house to some aides and friends who gave him a wrong counsel. And with just a speech the whole Israel turned back to their tents, the nation became divided and Israel till today never remained the same. It's all about leadership support.

Solomon said... [My Offline Bible] Proverbs 29
12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
The word 'Hearken' means more than just hearing, it means acting on what is heard. Permitting what you are told to influence your decision. The possibility is there that a king will wrongly use his power by allowing his decisions to be influenced by errors and lies as told by his servants. Many leaders have been moved even against God and good men by such wicked servants.

God won't support certain thrones even if he was the one who installed it. When a throne is moved to commit wickedness it may be destroyed no matter who influenced it. [My Offline Bible] Proverbs 16
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Evil leadership aides destroy the throne. They eat up the establishment of a king and erode the foundations of rulers. They move the king against his loyalists and expose him to the whims of his enemies. King Solomon has an advice which his son didn't take to.... he said... [My Offline Bible] Proverbs 25
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Are you a leader? Take away the dross from the silver, remove the wicked before they turn you against your establishment. Check that you are not listening to the lies of those who have your ears... be sure you are not being influenced to do wickedness by the information wicked aides give you... your throne is at stake!

And to you who have the ears of your leaders, be careful. The second level leader sits on a dicey rope. Remember Joab! Joab didn't have the same heart with his master, David. He used the position he attained and the relationship he had with David to perpetrate evil, shedding the blood of war at the time of peace and murdered the innocent in cold blood. He thought he got away with it but his hoary head never went down to his grave in peace... 1Kingd 2:5&6

It an abomination to seperate chief friends...and to develop enmity among brothers, and the rewards of such abominations won't be a blessing. Proverbs 16:28, 6:16-19.
Watch it that you remain a peacemaker to your king and a truth teller and so preserve your life and the throne of the king. It's better to be quiet than move the king into error. It is better to resign your position than to be removed as dross...

Did I say every leadership decision must be blamed on the aides? No! But if you have any little influence on the king to either inform him or represent him then know that your position is a dangerous one...lies and wickedness must be far from your tongue...

Leadership goes beyond any big office...you lead yourself first and lead your home because if you ever have anyone to lead then think on these things...I pray your throne be established in righteousness in Jesus name.

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