Service Skills

 “From following the ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance. So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.” Psalms‬ ‭78‬:‭71‬-‭72‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

If David had lived in our days, the skill set required of him to qualify as a good leader would have added the sophistication of the people to the integrity of heart and the skilfulness of hands. Notwithstanding, the major lesson here is that God carefully chose someone with desirable service skills and experience to shepherd His people. Unfortunately, today, people’s sophistication advances without a commensurate enhancement in the integrity of heart and the skilfulness of hands. Even in the days of David, the sophistication of the people that he led in the city was higher than the intelligence of the sheep he shepherded in the bush. He had to continue to grow his service skills on the job, in order to cope with the nuances of the likes of Ahitophel, Joel, and even his children, etc. Little wonder, God didn’t just choose David and put him right on the throne, he was interned through the wilderness and the challenges of life in order to develop the desirable service skills. Obviously, no one can serve God fruitfully (at home, workplaces, and among the people) without being patient with the acquisition of His recommended skills faithfully.