Leadership Lessons From 1 Samuel 17(2)

Leaders don't need a position to make impact and exercise their influence.

First it must be settled that we need a defined purpose to make an impact and without impact there is no influence or leadership.

What was the position of David in the army before he killed Goliath? None. Both in the civic and the military leadership, David had no position but yet he made impact. That was leadership. A position of leadership only gives you a platform either to increase or decrease your leadership influence with people over time. Saul had the position of the king but had no influence of leadership, for leadership influence must be born out of impact and impact is a product of purpose!

All a great leader needs to exercise influence is not position but purpose! David asked, 'is there no cause'? (1 Samuel 17:28-29).

‘And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? And with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, what have I now done? Is there not a cause?

Leadership is born when a man or woman finds a cause what dying for.

Purpose is what transforms followers to leaders. When you discover a cause, a mission, an assignment inspired by God you stop been led by others, circumstances and situations; you begin leading your own life and others according to the dictates of heaven!

How Eliab was wrong about David, he thought maybe David came to see the battle, not knowing that David came to finish the battle! Men of purpose finds a cause worth dying for and give their all in the pursuit of that purpose, they are never spectators in the journey of life! Once they find their cause they are forever on course to finish what they have found! Read full blog message here http://www.powertalk.com.ng/2017/11...from-1-samuel-17-the-power-of-a-worthy-cause/

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