Joshua: Leader of Israel
16th in a series on how men and women in the Bible deal with waiting, disappointment and unemployment Joshua: Leader of Israel Are leaders born? Are they made? I remember my sixth grade teacher asking the class who they thought were leaders in our class. And I distinctly remember one brash young man laughing at the idea that I might be a leader. At eleven years old why did I care? I should not have been surprised or hurt, but I was. By why? What qualities did I desire or did I think a leader possessed? As we transition from the book of Exodus to Joshua two young men stand out above all the others: Caleb and Joshua. And yet it’s Joshua who rises to become the successor of Moses. Did Joshua have gifts and skills that Caleb didn’t or was he simply chosen by God? Sometimes in our jobs it seems like it’s just being in the right place at the right time. Others may get promoted over us and we have a choice as to how to react. I wish we knew more