Let us look at the role of Leadership , we need to understand that is can always be seen as a temporary assignment — The reason why it is a temporary assignment is because leaders do not ultimately own their churches teams, ministries or organizations they they lead they are humble stewards over the investments for the harvest for the vineyard, you are really a humble servant the simply steward what the Lord has entrusted to their care for a season.
Let us look at Moses and Joshua. This pattern of investing and divesting replicating leadership began not long after the exodus from Egypt. Moses had different skills in leadership as he led a group of millions literally single handed by himself. At one point in his ministry, Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, arrived for a visit and asked, “What is this thing you’re doing for the people? Why are you alone sitting as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?” (Ex. 18:14 HCSB).
Moses tried to explain his role as arbiter of millions, but his answers fell short. Jethro, always quick to correct, said: “What you’re doing is not good, You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You can’t do it alone” (Ex. 18:17–18 HCSB). This is when we identify that help is a useful at for leaders and leadership.
Moses pouring into Joshua. Moses brought Joshua up the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments from God (Ex. 24:13). Joshua observed Moses’ righteous indignation when Moses smashed the two tablets (Ex. 32:17-19), and Joshua was witness to the holy communion Moses shared with the Lord as he guarded the tent of meeting (Ex. 33:11).
Through all these critical moments in the life of God’s people, Joshua was there with Moses. Moses helped ensure the following generation would love and fear God. He served his people by pouring his life into another. And immediately after Moses’ death, Joshua was ready to lead Israel.
Moses’ behavior is a model for modern-day leadership. We can see the priority he placed on the future by how he empowered younger leaders like Joshua. Simply put, leaders are responsible for future leadership. Moses really prepared Joshua to be a leader by allowing him to see his weakness and his strengths (Biblical and online sources)
