Moses on Leadership, Pt.3

WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE BY DOING LESS – LESS IS MORE (DO WHAT ONLY I CAN DO AND DELEGATE THE REST)

Andy Stanley has said numerous times, “LESS IS MORE – DO LESS & ACCOMPLISH MORE”. He is talking about the art of “doing what only I can do, and then delegating the rest”. Of course in order to delegate we must develop others.

By doing less and developing more – we can actually multiply our ministry efforts. We can go from one leader to 12 leaders by “DOING LESS & DEVELOPING MORE”.

But one thing we do as leaders is we try and DO BOTH. You can’t really DO BOTH effectively. You will either “DO MORE & DEVELOP LESS” or you will “DO LESS & DEVELOP MORE”.

Now for “Moses on Leadership”…

The next day, Moses took his seat to hear the people’s disputes against each other. They waited before him from morning till evening. (Exo 18:13 NLT)

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A LOT OF NEEDS WHEN YOU ARE AROUND PEOPLE! SO, IT TAKES SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE MEETING OF THOSE NEEDS. AS WE GROW SO WILL OUR SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES.

If you are in leadership you will have days that feel like this one. When all you do is hear people’s “disputes against each other”.

When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?” (Exo 18:14 NLT)

IF WE WANT TO GROW TO THE NEXT LEVEL THEN WE MUST LEARN FROM THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

Jethro, wasn’t just a nosy father-in-law he was a successful business man who knew how to run a giant sheep herding organization. Who do you think Moses sat under all those years when he ran away from Egypt?

It takes humility to listen to others and genuinely receive their advice. It takes humility to place yourself at the feet of another, and you may even get a few kicks in the pants, but the results are wisdom, strength, and honor.