Adequate Leadership.

“And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.”
Acts 6:1.
Whenever there is the problem of neglect in any organization, it is because of the absence of adequate leadership, just as we see from our opening scripture, the Grecian widows being neglected in the daily ministration. Therefore, we must continue to raise leaders who will take care of the areas of neglect and reach out to those who feel neglected. For instance, we must raise leaders to reach out to those who feel neglected in the Church, so that these neglected individuals can then be adequately fed with the Word of God and be well brought up spiritually.

This also applies to your work place or business. Delegate whatever seems to be neglected by you. More so, delegate whatever has become a distraction from your primary assignment.

We also see that, from our opening scripture,  murmurings and neglect surfaced in the church because there was a multiplication in the number of disciples. This reveals to us that whenever your influence increases, there will always arise the need for more leaders. Therefore, one of the keys to success, as a leader and even as an individual, is understanding and defining your priorities. The Apostles said in verse 2 of Acts chapter 6; “… It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.”

The Apostles had to redefine their priorities in other for them to increase their effectiveness. By so doing, they were able to raise more leaders. Why is it important for you to define your priorities? It is because, without defining your priorities, you cannot make good leadership decisions that will increase your effectiveness. This is because your priorities are the yard sticks you use in making decisions.

This was clearly evident in the lives of the Apostles as we see in Acts 6:1-2. The moment they defined their priorities, they were able to make decisions that solved the problem of murmurings and neglect.

Prayer.
Dear Father, open my heart to be able to understand my true priorities and areas in my leadership that need more attention, so that there will be no area of neglect in my life and leadership, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read: Exodus 18:17-26, Deuteronomy 1:9-15, Numbers 11:16-17.

Doing the Word.
Take out some time to define your priorities. In a scale of 1-100, what are the 20 percent things required of you as a leader that produce 80 percent of your results? Focus on those things and delegate the others to faithful men.