Cultivate excellence.

“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.” 
Daniel 6:1-3(KJV).

One of the essence of delegation is to minimize stress. This was why Darius the King in our opening scripture, delegated to an hundred and twenty princes, to be over his kingdom. And he set three presidents over the princes, of whom Daniel was the head because an excellent Spirit was found in him.

Whenever you want to increase your influence, you must increase your standard of excellence. Therefore, the onus is on you as an individual to improve and increase your standard of excellence if you are going to have increased influence. Daniel had influence over all the presidents and princes because an excellent spirit was found in him.

Therefore, I will like to encourage you to work on yourself as an individual, so that as God is picking people for this next phase of His work upon the earth, He will find you worthy. It is also important to know that doing or executing your present assignment with excellence is the key to promotion.

Excellence is doing the best with what you have, wherever you are at any given moment. By so doing, you will be a blessing to your employer and not a burden.
So, even for those of us that God has made leaders in His household, one of our responsibilities is to ensure that the work suffers no loss. This is why we must consistently pray for laborers, and for people to rise with a sincere heart to serve in God's house. As a leader, don't just think about you, but also be concerned about those who God has made you leader over, so that the work suffers no loss.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I ask for a release of the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you. I ask that the seven spirits of God outlined in Isaiah 11:2, will function in my life in their fullness today causing me to walk in excellence in all that have been committed to my trust and in every area of my life. In Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Genesis 41:38-41, Daniel 5:12, Proverbs 17:27,
Proverbs 22:29.

DOING THE WORD
Be diligent in what you do, that is; be constant in your effort to accomplish what is committed to you. Be assiduous, attentive, frugal and industrious in your business.