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Not all leaders display the charisma and personal power often associated
with leadership. Some leadership practices may produce few followers
now, but will pay off in the long term. Consider some exceptional examples:
Build it and they won't come: What if you spent decades
building a boat that could hold lots of people (and animals), but no
one would sign up for the cruise, even when you told them the deadly
danger of not coming? That doesn't sound like very successful leadership!
But the biblical boat builder Noah actually set an example of obedience and good character that has been admired and followed by many since (Genesis 6:8-9,22; Ezekiel 14:14; Hebrews 11:7). And by being willing to do what was right even when he had to go it alone, he was preparing for much greater service in God's future Kingdom.
Standing up in fiery trials: You've probably heard the story of Daniel's three friends—Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego—and the fiery furnace. These Jewish captives were ordered to break God's law by bowing down before a gold idol or be thrown into the fire.
Imagine a sea of people prostrate on the ground, with three men sticking out like sore thumbs. With their faith in God, they mustered great courage and fearlessly faced the angry king of Babylon:
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