Numbers 7:12-17
He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. And his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; one male goat for a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Tag: Lessons about "Buy-In" - Teamwork
In corporate America the talk of "employee buy-in" in regard to some change initiative is very important. Companies will go to extremes to make sure the "team" has bought into the change process and the object of the change. The key is to get "every" staff member "engaged" in the process of the change. In this section of Numbers we are seeing God's work among His people in regard to the change of "Tabernacle" living. God is establishing the framework for worship, sacrifice and community living in the midst of each. The above verse are the response of the Tribe of Judah to God's initiative. God is changes the way they all approach Him and Judah responds with a gift. Chapter seven is the 2nd longest chapter in the Bible (Psalm 119 being the longest). The above verses are repeated twelve times, with the only change bing the name of the tribe and the name of the tribe leader. Every other aspect of each tribes present to the worship leaders is the same. There are a few lessons we can learn:
1. There is total buy-in when everyone contributes the same thing - not one tribe was slack. This is team oriented.
2. There is sacrifice in giving by everyone. Not one tribe gave more or less than the other one. Not only was it team oriented, but it team oriented with equity.
3. There is a repetition of structure to the giving. It was done each day (not all at once) for twelve days. They could have all showed up at one time to give their gifts. Instead it was repetitive in nature, showing the entire nation the importance of it. It went on and on for twelve days. It was team oriented with equity completed in a weighty manner to show importance.
4. It was consistent in offering. This could have been a chance of one tribe to out do the other tribe. But, instead, the we have a consistent giving of the exact same nature. It was team oriented with equity done in a weighty manner absent ego and envy.
We could learn about teamwork from the framework of Numbers 7.
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