GOVERNMENTS

[Leadership style of Nehemiah 8]

"AND God has set certain in the assembly: first, APOSTLES; secondly, PROPHETS; thirdly, TEACHERS; then miraculous powers; then gifts of healings; helps; GOVERNMENTS [administrators, governors, managers, those who are able to lead]; kinds of tongues."
1 Corinthians 12:28 (DARBY)

• As the vision given you by God started, those who are assigned to work with you would begin to surface.

• As a good leader, you have the responsibility to identify the strength and weaknesses of those who are working with you.
• One of the attributes of a good leader is, the ability to know; discover or recognize, the potential or ability inherent—in each member of his or her team.
• If you cannot do this, you may find it difficult to assign the people to work in the area of their strength. You may not be able to fix the people in what they can do best. Thus, you ended up in having square pegs in round holes.

• How To effectively deploy the people who are with you.
(i) Appoint them to work. Give them the opportunity to serve. And to give the people an opportunity to serve, you must consider certain things:
a. Whoever is being considered to serve must not be a novice, a new convert (1 Timothy 3:6).
b. Someone who is yet matured, one who has not been tested with little responsibilities, should not be considered for leadership position:
"BEFORE they are asked to be deacons, THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN OTHER JOBS IN THE CHURCH AS A TEST OF THEIR CHARACTER AND ABILITY, AND IF THEY DO WELL, then they may be CHOSEN as deacons" (1 Timothy 3:10 the Living Bible).
c. Whoever is appointed to a leadership position, is given authority. And if an authority is given to a novice, one who is yet matured, such could use the authority against the person who appointed him or her—thus, a time for growth should be allowed:
"A church leader must not be a new believer, BECAUSE HE MIGHT BECOME PROUD, And the devil would cause him to FALL" (1 Timothy 3:6 NLT).
d. Pride would make a novice, one who is not mature, want to wrest authority from his superior—Pastor. He may want to usurp or emasculate the person who appointed him or her.
THE devil could make him or her believe they are BETTER and know more than their superior—Pastor.
SUCH may want to believe they can perform BETTER and are qualified than their senior Pastor.
PRIDE could make someone who is not taught or broken by the Spirit of God, rebelled and resented the person who appointed him or her.
e. Endeavour to train whoever you wanted to put to work, before you did.
f. Whoever is being considered for the appointment must have proven to be faithful in other things, or areas, which such has been given responsibilities as a test:
"THE things [the doctrine, the precepts, the admonitions, the sum of my ministry] which you have heard me teach in the presence of many witnesses, ENTRUST [as a treasure] TO RELIABLE AND FAITHFUL MEN WHO WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED TO TEACH OTHERS" (2 Timothy 2:2 AMP).

• Nehemiah appointed Hanani as governor of Jerusalem because he found in him faithfulness and fear of God which are the qualities a good leader should possess:
"I GAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNING JERUSALEM TO MY BROTHER HANANI, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, FOR HE WAS A FAITHFUL MAN WHO FEARED GOD MORE THAN MOST" (Nehemiah 7:2 NLT).

• Fear of God must be found in any potential leader that would be appointed.
• Although the person being considered may not be perfect yet, fully mature, because everyone is growing to maturity, perfection; but the fear of God must be found in him or her.
• In Jethro's, Moses father-in-law's leadership counsel, which was given to Moses; the fear of God was one of the qualities a potential leader must possess before he could be considered for an appointment:
  "MOREOVER you shall SELECT from all the people ABLE MEN, SUCH AS FEAR GOD, men of truth, hating covetousness; and PLACE SUCH OVER THEM TO BE RULERS of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens" (Exodus 18:21 NKJV).

• Give them job descriptions

• Tell them what you wanted them to do, and let it be made clear.
• Let them know the details of whatever is expected of them to do:
  "I [Nehemiah] said to them, [i] “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day. [ii] And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. [iii] Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes" (Nehemiah 7:3 NLT).
• The people can only run with the vision that is made plain to them:
  "THEN the Lord said to me, “WRITE MY answer PLAINLY on tablets, so that A RUNNER CAN CARRY THE CORRECT MESSAGE TO OTHERS" (Habakkuk 2:2 NLT).

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

• Whatever challenge you had on your health is ended today in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
• Hold of sickness is completely broken in Jesus' name.
  Peace!
  TO BE CONTINUED