All those who have authority
Should use their power to lead;
By taking orders from the Lord
And serving those in need.
—D. De Haan
When Israel was rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem under hard and dangerous conditions, their leader Nehemiah took his turn at both building and standing guard. Special food was allotted to him as the leader, but he refused to accept it, unlike his predecessors. He ate from the same rations that were offered to everyone else.
Nehemiah 5:18
Now what was prepared at my expense for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people.
Wouldn’t it be great if our leadership followed Nehemiah’s principles?
Give it some thought.
Gary