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Marketplace Meditations
by Os Hillman
Sunday, October 3, 2004
The Need to Control
"You acted foolishly," Samuel said....
1 Samuel 13:13
The prophet Samuel had anointed Saul the first king of Israel. Saul was
now 30 years old and was leading the nation in battle against the
Philistines. The Philistines had gathered at Micmash to come against
Saul and his army. The Lord was directing Saul through the prophet
Samuel. Samuel instructed Saul to go ahead of him to Micmash, and he
would follow in seven days. He would then offer a burnt offering on
behalf of the people of Israel.
The pressure began to build as the Philistines gathered around Micmash
preparing for battle. The people of Israel grew fearful and began to
scatter throughout the countryside. Saul was also afraid. Samuel did not
show up on the morning of the seventh day. Finally, Saul, fearing the
impending attack, took it upon himself to offer the burnt offering.
After he had done this, Samuel showed up.
..."You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you
had, He would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man
after His own heart and appointed him leader of His people, because you
have not kept the Lord's command" (1 Samuel 13:13-14).
Saul believed he needed to take control of the situation. Whenever we
try to take control of a situation out of God's will, we demonstrate
that we are led by fear. Many a boss is so driven by fear that he
attempts to manage by over controlling his people. This results in
codependent relationships in which the employees are fearful of making
the wrong decisions, and are driven to please the manager at all costs.
This results in loss of respect for the manager. Many times the
employees make poor choices just to please their manager; as a result,
resentment begins to build among the employees due to the manager's over
control.
Do you see any signs of over control in how you relate to others? Can
you allow others the freedom to fail? Do you find yourself changing
directions in midstream when you see something you don't like? Are you
fearful of failure? These are all symptoms of a Saul-control spirit.
Pray that God will allow you to walk in the freedom of trusting in Him
and those around you.
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