Today’s Reading: 1 Kings 1; 1 Chronicles 28; Psalm 91; 1 Thessalonians 5
Scripture: 1 Kings 1:65-6
5 Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, "I will be king." So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. 6 (His father had never interfered with him by asking, "Why do you behave as you do?" He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)
Observation: David, for all his great strengths, has one glaring weakness: he has a blind spot when it comes to his sons. Here is Adonijah pulling an Absalom. And David does nothing (once again). And once again great tragedy for David's family will result.
Application: The confusion we see in this story is the result of a lack of strong, attentive, decisive leadership. It is not ok to ignore festering problems, either hoping they go away or unaware that they are there. There is an explicit responsibility of leadership to know what's going on. Solomon wrote, "Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations." (Proverbs 27:23-24) Perhaps he had the shortcomings of his father in mind when he wrote these words. The bottom line for leaders is that we must be attentive to the responsibilities that the Lord has given us. This includes employing others to help be our eyes and ears to assist us in this regard.
Prayer: Lord, help me to pay attention to the areas of my stewardship. Give me wisdom to act in good time to avert problems before they become significant. May I be a wonderful leader, like You.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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