Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:3-13
What are the characteristics we look for in leaders? Charisma? Intelligence? Experience…
Experience is a huge one, isn’t it? What’s the person’s track record? What have they done in the past? Is this someone who has proven themselves worthy of leading our nation? Where do they stand on the issues? What kind of military knowledge do they have?
How many sheep can he tend to at one time?
That last one probably isn’t on most of our checklists when we walk into a voting booth.
Nor is a teenage boy usually who we would consider to be our fearless leader.
Yet, this is precisely the person God chooses to be King over Israel. A young man whose father hadn’t even bothered to bring him out to be considered for the job when the prophet Samuel came a-calling.
What are the characteristics we look for in leaders? Charisma? Intelligence? Experience…
Experience is a huge one, isn’t it? What’s the person’s track record? What have they done in the past? Is this someone who has proven themselves worthy of leading our nation? Where do they stand on the issues? What kind of military knowledge do they have?
How many sheep can he tend to at one time?
That last one probably isn’t on most of our checklists when we walk into a voting booth.
Nor is a teenage boy usually who we would consider to be our fearless leader.
Yet, this is precisely the person God chooses to be King over Israel. A young man whose father hadn’t even bothered to bring him out to be considered for the job when the prophet Samuel came a-calling.
