In today's passage from Numbers, we have a sign for leaders..a budding staff. What bishop, superintendent, senior pastor or church leader would not love such a symbol of leadership! How wonderful to have a tangible sign...a staff that blooms before the people. In our culture today, leadership is really at a premium. Leaders must find ways to claim the role to lead the people. Symbols speak powerfully to people then and now. Here is the text...
"The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron's staff, which represented the house of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds. Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD's presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his own staff. The LORD said to Moses, "Put back Aaron's staff in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die." Moses did just as the LORD commanded him."
As a District Superintendent, I too am looking for the symbolic "budding staff" to lead in our conference under the bishop, with the cabinet, and for all in our district. I too pray to the Lord for the symbols that will inspire the people. As then and now symbols are powerful!
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