Thursday, February 20, 2014

Leaders wait till last...

When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. By command of the LORD they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it. (Joshua 19:49-50 ESV) This paragraph is one of those little details easy to overlook. After all the tribes had been listed and had their boundaries and cities assigned, then and only then did Joshua receive his inheritance. This is a sign of a true leader - willing to do the job to bless others before seeking his own. He did not lose out. I think any of us would be satisfied with a city - sounds as much fun as a mansion! God is good and always takes care of us.

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