Do your actions demonstrate your stated beliefs? (91-4)
Every leader will face the choice of being a people-pleaser or a God-pleaser. Read 2 Samuel 6:1-23.
Once David was “national king” of Israel and Jerusalem had been established as the national capitol of Israel, David desired to bring the central uniting object of the Jewish faith, the ark of the Lord, to the capitol city. The Ark of the Covenant was the physical representation of God’s presence and blessing and David desired to directly link God’s presence, rule and blessing to any leader of the nation of Israel.
David felt so exhilarated by the process of honoring God through moving the ark that he danced before the Lord during the journey. David danced so vigorously that the exercise caused his body to heat up and he stripped down to his undergarments, a linen ephod, an embroidered garment, believed to be like an apron with shoulder straps. Verse 14 says, “David…danced before the Lord with all his might.” David did not look like the dignified king of all Israel as he leaped and twirled before the Lord in his undergarments but the message that David’s actions sent to the people was unmistakable; he served the Lord with all his heart. His actions made a leadership statement louder than any word he could have spoken – he was a God-pleasing leader no matter what that did to his personal image.
Effective Christian leaders find ways to demonstrate their beliefs with their actions. Their team should not have to depend on words alone to understand who they are following.
Romans 1:16 says, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.”
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