The Leader in You

A CALL TO LEADERSHIP When God calls or chooses an individual as a leader, the person acts as a leader consciously and sometimes even unconsciously. In 1 Kings 19: 15 –21,we read about a young man who received a call to occupy a leadership position as a prophet in Israel which then was one of the three most honourable leadership titles, besides the king and the priest. It did not end there. This man went on to become one of the greatest leaders in the land as far as the office of the prophet is concerned. And his name was Elisha! We are told that Elisha was ploughing with eleven others on the field and I have no doubt that he was leading them to do the work. This is because after the prophet Elijah cast his mantle on him, he went back and slaughtered his oxen and made "a goodbye feast" for his colleagues before leaving with his new master. It was his way of honouring them for their services. Moreover, in later years to come, after the passing of Elijah, Elisha was accepted as the leader of the sons of the prophets, and became very noted in Israel. So all the while Elisha was acting unconsciously in leadership even before his encounter with the senior prophet until he took over as a leader (now consciously) from his master. I therefore believe that everyone has a call to leadership. The problem here is that most people don’t know who they are and what they are made of. For others they don’t know when to start, how to start and where to start. Until this is realized, such folks will be leaving lives below the Creator’s expectation of them. Just as Elisha received his call to leadership from Elijah as mandated by the Creator, people today have been called and mandated to lead this world and even empowered by the Creator to do so and therefore there is no excuse whatsoever. You have been called to lead. According to Romans 8:19 in the Holy Bible, the world is eagerly expecting your manifestation. You cannot shun that expectation because of fear, inferiority complex or excuses. Rise to the task. Take your place as a leader and not just any leader but become the right and the best leader.