The summary of last discussion was on Joseph. He built an influence through referrals. Our idea is that nobody becomes great without building from the base upward.
Somebody must point us upward. Your immediate world holds the key to the top.
Today we will be looking at David
DAVID
David was anointed and he knew that well and the people around him knew. The evidence of his anointing made moving forward very difficult… Similar to Joseph. The anointing attracted enemies and envies.
Sometimes we wonder why we are hedged in spite of the anointing and grace. Those who carry grace are surrounded by more enemies and persecution. Thrown into the pit, pull down and cast down.
If you feel that circumstances of your life are odd in spite of your endowment and capacity, the enemy is trying to harass you. It is not time to give up.
Saul knew David was anointed, so he wasn’t giving any chance. All the great men, eminent personalities, generals and warriors were with Saul. David had no chance emerging as king based on natural order. Even his friend Jonathan was on Saul’s camp.
David was anointed, so are you. You’re anointed for a cause.
But remember:
Anointing without strategy is zero
So if you’re asking yourself why are things not moving in the right direction. It’s likely for this reason of no strategy of implementation.
With strategy, a locally published book can become international best seller. Let’s find the strategy to move forward. A village preacher can reach out to the whole world.
The difference between Pizza Hut and the local pizza maker is strategy. The difference between zobo drink and Coca Cola is strategy.
This is how many of us are running our vision. We knew we were made for greatness. But all our life we begin to go round and round the rich and mighty.
If David had succeeded currying the favour of Saul he will never had access to the throne. Many of us, instead of building our way to the top settle to begging from the high places. We all must pay our due to the top We all must pay our due to the top; for emphasis.
David ought to be frustrated but not him. He looked around and brought together common men in his world. He began a new movement.
1 Samuel 22:2 KJV
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
When you’re starting out: people at the top are likely going to kill your vision. People at the top are likely going to look down on you. Why many of us don’t go far: we look for success in the wrong place. The law of success is going contrary to a generally accepted norms.
Everybody look for the rich to make him somebody. Everybody want to befriend the rich. When David was with the king, it was trouble after trouble. Greatness is often found in remote places. David found greatness among the destitute, vagabonds, poor, homeless, etc. If you want to be great, its already around you. Greatness is found among the ordinary folks. If you cannot manage and relate with the poor, regular and the people around you, you can’t be influencer.
There is no profit in being classy, there’s no profit in being proud.
Personal Assignment:
Do you know why great people’s children rarely sustain the wealth, influence and affluence of their patents?
Do you know why poor people often breed the next generation leaders?
Attempt questions.
Even when you’re anointed, you have to nurture greatness. David picked ordinary people, those around him, those were the kind of people he had access to. These ones he employed.
Others saw thrash he saw valuable men. Through training and discipleship he converted timid and lazy folks into mighty men
The two mirrors
Mirror 1. Mirror of Fact
1 Samuel 22:2 KJV And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
This is the mirror of FACT Some of us see the facs around us and we run from God’s divine plan for our lives. Fact is facial and outward. Fact is subject to change but it takes dexterous wisdom of leaders to see beyond. Instance of marriages: many marriages crash because they see the fact not reality.
Mirror 2: Reality Mirror
In spite of what you see now, you must be able to see beyond. Reality is intrinsic, inward. Reality goes into details of what could be not what is.
2 Samuel 23:8-13 KJV
These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. [9] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: [10] He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. [11] And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. [12] But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory. [13] And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
David saw within the discontented and those debtors great men. Stop praying for great men into your fold, build greatness out of what you have.
This brings us to the Law of Process.
Leaders don’t shuffle or cut corner. They make use of what they have to get what they want in life. The Law of Process states that what you have is more than what you can see, always think of how to improve on it or enhance it.
Consumerist Leadership… Seek for already prepared team.
Productive Leader build his own team. Stability and sustainability comes when you build your own team… This team comes from what others call thrash. Finally, David got to the top because he built his own team.
Reflection
Compare the difference between King David and King Ishboseth.
