Every decision a leader makes has the potential to establish direction for leadership success or leadership failure. There are times when one bad decision can put a limit on a leader’s future leadership opportunities. Read 2 Chronicles 10:1-19.

King Solomon has successfully ruled Israel for 40 years. Under his leadership Israel had prospered to the point that according to 9:27a, “The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones…” At his death his 41-year-old son Rehoboam assumed leadership. Read more »

There are some leadership traits that seem to lead to God’s special favor. Read 1 Chronicles 4:9-10.

God singled out one man, Jabez, from a genealogical list of more than 600 others for special recognition in 1 Chronicles. Why? What can we learn about Jabez from this brief mention in the Bible?

Verse 9 says, “Jabez was more honorable than his brothers.” According to the dictionary definition, Jabez was a man of personal integrity, guided by or with a reputation for having strong moral and ethical principles. Interesting that a leader’s character stays at or near the top of God’s list for a leader to be blessable! Read more »

A Christian leader’s life is evaluated not only by how they start but by how they finish. Read 2 Kings 9:1-10:36.

Jehu was a man with a mission. Jehu led brilliantly in fulfilling God’s commands. No sooner was he anointed king than he gathered his troops and set out to obey God’s command (9:7). Quickly and efficiently he embraced divine instructions to destroy the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal. He even laid waste to Baal’s temple and everything in it. The Bible tells us that God commended Jehu for carrying out His mission. Read more »

Jesus was a great servant leader, but He was also the Son of God. Do regular leaders, those of us that are ordinary in our gifts and talents, have a chance to measure up? Every Christian leader has the spirit of Christ in them and will make a choice concerning how to live and lead, serving others or serving self. Read 2 Kings 4:1-5:19.

Elisha’s ministry to the widow and to the Shunammite and her son are obvious examples of compassion and servant leadership. The same is true of the incidents concerning the stew pot, the feeding of the hundred and the healing of Naaman, the leprous commander of the Syrian army. Clear parallels exist between these miracles and those that Jesus performed. Read more »

Every leader is looking for success in their assignment. Often the difference between success and failure is the attitude of the leader. Our study today looks at the elements in the attitude of one godly leader that allowed him to take on 800 powerful individuals at one time and win. Read 1 Kings 18:16-38.

Elijah lived in a sad time in Israel’s history. The people had turned their backs on God and their leader. King Ahab openly and boldly worshipped other gods and encouraged the people to do the same. The queen had imported many prophets and priests of her god Baal and Baal’s consort Asherah, and they had imposed their will on the people and eliminated most of the priests and prophets of the one true God. There was plenty of reason to be discouraged. Every indication was the nation’s course had been charted and there was nothing anyone could do about it. Read more »