Numbers 12:3
Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.
Tag: Leadership Quality
In today's market place we have been conditioned that the strong inherit the leadership positions. We actually promote the "warrior-ruler-sage" brand over any other type of leadership quality. However, in the above verse we see that the man God called to lead the nation of Israel out of Egypt and into the promise land did not come across as today's leadership prototype. Today's leader is not seen as "meek" like Moses is described in the above verse. Here is what one grammar writer says about the "meek" in the Hebrew used to describe Moses:
Vine: anaw (עָנָו, 6035), “humble; poor; meek.” This adjective, which appears about 21 times in biblical Hebrew, is closely related to ‘ani and derived from the same verb. Sometimes this word is synonymous with ‘ani. Perhaps this is due to the well-known waw-yodh interchange. ‘Anaw appears almost exclusively in poetical passages and describes the intended outcome of affliction from God, namely “humility.” In its first appearance the word depicts the objective condition as well as the subjective stance of Moses. He was entirely dependent on God and saw that he was: “Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth” (Num. 12:3).
In our economy those who look strong and confident inherit the power. In God's world and plan this not so:
Matthew 5:5
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
In God's plan things are upside down. The powerful in God's mind are those who find their strength in Christ and not in themselves. When we are completely dependent on God we can find strength, even though we are leaning on Him for everything. When we lean on God for everything out meekness will not appear as weakness.
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