Are You An MVP Leader?
I make no apologies for it I’m a Lakers fan. Yes, it’s a new year and the Celtics are the Champs. However, Kobe Bryant is the leagues reigning MVP. So what happened? Did Kobe suddenly become a better shooter last year? Was he faster last year than year he came straight out of high school. The Answer is No!!! The difference in Kobe last year was his ability to give the ball up to people he trusted. Long gone were the butterfingers of Kwame Brown. Instead, Kobe was saying hello to the sure hands of Paul Gasol. Being a Leader is a lot like playing on a basketball team.
You spend years cultivating your talents and gifts. You trust your performance ability, just as Kobe trust his jumper. However, to reach MVP status you have to be able to make others better. Sure it easy for you to micro-manage others, but much harder to give the ball up for the game changing shot.
Exodus 18:25-26Exodus 18:25-26
English: King James Version (1611) - KJV
25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Even Moses had to trust with the small things. Moses did not have the time to rule on every matter that the Children of Israel faced. He had to trust others judgment to make the right decision or the right play. When it was a hard case they still brought it to him but it freed up Moses work load so he had time and energy to hear for God.
Is lack of trust in the people you lead causing you to miss what God has for you?
By Kermit Williams
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