Focusing Leaders

So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

One of the most difficult issues in leadership is transition. We rarely see healthy transitions, where organizations go from strong to stronger in their leadership. Unfortunately, we often find the scenario described here, where a current leader feels threatened by a follower or potential successor, rather than feeling thrilled at the thought of greater enhancement and continued growth of the enterprise.

When leaders start looking at their own status instead of the success of the movement, all kinds of bad things happen. They become protective instead of visionary. They want to preserve their own reputation rather than develop their people.

They develop the "jealous eye."

Lord, please protect me from pride and love of position and privilege. Give me a heart to long for your success rather than my own prestige. Give me delight in the success of others, and bless my followers to become greater in many ways than I could ever be.