Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The leader people are drawn to…
Employee retention is a buzzword in corporate culture. This article claims that, “that the ever-increasing "race for talent" can be effectively won only by those who adopt a mindset and behaviors that truly support their employees.” I do not agree. What does scripture say? 1 Samuel 22.2 captures a moment when David is at a pretty low point. He escapes to a cave. Previously he was in opulence, playing music before the king. Now he is in a dark, gloomy, cave fleeing for his life. Saul, the current king of Israel, is pursing David. He has an army, he has palaces, he has power and influence. He would be the logical, the rational choice to side with, right? King-check, army-check. I will put my chips in with Saul, not some dude hiding in a cave fleeing for his life who has already once pretended to be insane.
But it is here that I found the key to employee retention. 1 Samuel records that, David is then joined by his father, his brother, and bunch of seeking people. They end up forming the core of the greatest army that Israel will ever know. Amidst David’s fall from stardom amidst the pain and anguish that he is going through amidst the fear and helplessness……why do these people take sides with David? The answer, is provided in 1 Samuel 3- David, despite all of this frustration and fear still trusts in God’s plan for him. This is the type of person that people are drawn to. (http://www.keepem.com/)
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Though I agree that people must be drawn to the one that trusts God for the plan and future, I also see that people can be drawn to what “once was” the one God elected. Saul was chosen by Samuel to be the first great king of Israel. He did very well as king and he won many victories. As king, Saul had his people following him to his whim. If I were an Israelite, I would have stuck with “old faithful” over the new kid on the block, David. I say that because we have a tendency to follow experienced leadership that we know was at one time called and equipped. Saul was just that guy! Yes, David is the one that God wanted to come in Saul’s place, but to see God’s plan would take a lot of discernment. Today, many of our church’s go with the one “once called” and the one who has years of experience and many battle scars from ministry. This would seem to be the hands on favorite for a leader in ministry. However, many of those church’s also lack the discernment to see the David in their midst, who could lead them in God’s will and future plan.
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