Do you handle criticism effectively or poorly? (71-4)

Written by Barry-Werner on May 28th, 2009. Posted in Conflict Management, Interpersonal Relationships, Leadership Principles, Managing Criticism, Numbers, Old Testament, Relationships.

When you are in leadership, criticism and confrontation will come with the territory. Read Numbers 12:3-14.

During the time the Hebrew nation was traveling in the wilderness, Moses married a non-Hebrew woman. This was a society where having several wives was accepted but the problem was Moses did not choose a Hebrew woman. We do not know if this foreign wife had converted to Judaism but we do know it caused major dissention in Moses’ family and leadership team. Both Aaron and Miriam confronted Moses and gave him a sharp rebuke. God ultimately intervened and confirmed Moses’ position but there are some things every leader can learn from this incident.