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Day 23, or January 23. A problem shared is a problem halved. Our thoughts today are rooted

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in Exodus chapter 18 verse 25. He chose capable men from all Israel, and made them leaders

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of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

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The big picture surrounding this verse. As their journey continues, so does their moaning.

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It was quickly becoming one of those situations where everyone should have known the right

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thing to do, but moaning and groaning seemed too much like fun. God arranges for the world's

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first takeaway, and it consists of fresh quail meat in unique bread which was named manna.

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The moaning stopped, but not for long. No sooner had the food issues been resolved

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than there was a cry for water. God solved this too by getting Moses to strike a rock

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face which produced a flow of water for the people. About this time Moses was beginning

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to realize that his call from God to lead the children of Israel was one that demanded

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a team approach. His father-in-law Jethro suggested that Moses choose good quality men

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who can be trusted, and then they will be able to share the load of leadership. Moses

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thought this was a great idea and appointed suitably able men who judged the people and

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only brought particularly difficult cases to Moses.

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And our action step for today. Despite the clear message from Jesus when he appointed

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apostles to share the load of ministry with him, the church has for centuries tended to

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me one-man-band minded. I think the main problem with team leadership is that no one gets the

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thrill of making all the decisions—and all the mistakes, too. If you have a team of leaders,

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you must allow others to make mistakes, bearing in mind mistakes are usually your description

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of how you wouldn't have done something. Learning from your own and other people's

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mistakes can double your learning. We really don't have time to make every mistake ourselves.

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Remember, God can use gifted people even when they are not you.