1 Chronicles 22:6-8
Then he called for Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth.
Tag: Limited Leadership
In the business world we talk about Volitional Capacity False Imprisonment. This is what happens when employees and management limit themselves by perceived beliefs that are false assumptions about themselves. The typical line in this mindset would say something like, "I can't do that because I have this in my background." The world would want you to believe you "can be all you want to be." Some might say this is what David is doing in the above passage. He is "willfully limiting himself" due to past behaviors and circumstances. Whereas this Volitional Capacity False Imprisonment can happen and people can and do believe they are limited in their leadership due to certain circumstances of their past, in the above text this is not the case. David plainly tells his son, Solomon, that the limit he has come to accept (he can't build the Temple HIMSELF) is because God has deemed him unworthy to do so. The Temple is such a holy endeavor, God has limited David due to the circumstances of the past. This doesn't stop David, however, from doing what he can. He is about to prepare all the materials for Solomon to build the temple. Great leaders need to realize when God says no ... but still do what God will allow them to do. David was such a leader. David could have simply sat on the sideline and rested out his "retirement years" (think King Hezekiah). Instead, David accepts the limits of God's service and moves forward with what he COULD do. God limits those who would serve in the ministry in 1 Timothy 3, because the ministry is a holy thing. However, that doesn't mean there are not other areas for someone to serve God. Godly leaders should not be limited by Volitional Capacity False Imprisonment. However, they SHOUD recognize the limits God puts on them and yield to that.
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