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Daniel-Leaders in History
The leader I picked is Daniel, mostly known for surviving the Lion’s den. Daniel faced some amazingly hard times during his life. Despite all that, he managed to become second-in-command with a pagan king. Part of this is due to his leadership skills, and how God used them. Daniels’ five main leadership abilities are: he could be trusted, he could interpret problems, he didn’t let influences change him, and he respected others.
Daniel was an interesting leader, and although it was never recorded how he lead, but he was respected by many. From what the Bible says, it appears that he led by example, not by command. He was very strong willed; being under pressure didn’t affect Daniel at all. Many of these qualities were because Daniel had complete faith in God, and he knew that his trust in God was what protected him.
In Daniel 2:49, he was rewarded for interpreting a dream, but Daniel remembered his friends who had helped him, and he requested rewards for them, which proved his trust and loyalty. Daniel also saved the entire array of magicians and wise men of Babylon, for the king proclaimed that if his wise men couldn’t interpret the dream, they would all be killed.
In Daniel 5:16, it was said that Daniel was known to be wise, and that he could interpret many difficult problems, including the king’s dreams.
Daniel didn’t let his values be altered through pressure, the obvious example is in Daniel chapter 6, when he continued to pray even though he wasn’t supposed to, even with the threat of dying at the jaws of lions.
Many people respect a leader that respects them. A boss that clearly acts like they are above you does not draw any respect. Daniel treated all with the same respect, even the king. In Daniel 1:3, Daniel demonstrates this by respecting the wishes of chief of the eunuchs, so that the chief wouldn’t disobey the king.
Since Daniel treated all men equal, he even boldly confronted the king on several occasions to walkabout the kings imperfections and pride issues.
He appeared to be the type of leader to back down from correcting someone, even if it hurt them, although not in a rude way like Steve Jobs. But overall, he seemed like a very good leader, with well-developed leadership skills.
The leader I picked is Daniel, mostly known for surviving the Lion’s den. Daniel faced some amazingly hard times during his life. Despite all that, he managed to become second-in-command with a pagan king. Part of this is due to his leadership skills, and how God used them. Daniels’ five main leadership abilities are: he could be trusted, he could interpret problems, he didn’t let influences change him, and he respected others.
Daniel was an interesting leader, and although it was never recorded how he lead, but he was respected by many. From what the Bible says, it appears that he led by example, not by command. He was very strong willed; being under pressure didn’t affect Daniel at all. Many of these qualities were because Daniel had complete faith in God, and he knew that his trust in God was what protected him.
In Daniel 2:49, he was rewarded for interpreting a dream, but Daniel remembered his friends who had helped him, and he requested rewards for them, which proved his trust and loyalty. Daniel also saved the entire array of magicians and wise men of Babylon, for the king proclaimed that if his wise men couldn’t interpret the dream, they would all be killed.
In Daniel 5:16, it was said that Daniel was known to be wise, and that he could interpret many difficult problems, including the king’s dreams.
Daniel didn’t let his values be altered through pressure, the obvious example is in Daniel chapter 6, when he continued to pray even though he wasn’t supposed to, even with the threat of dying at the jaws of lions.
Many people respect a leader that respects them. A boss that clearly acts like they are above you does not draw any respect. Daniel treated all with the same respect, even the king. In Daniel 1:3, Daniel demonstrates this by respecting the wishes of chief of the eunuchs, so that the chief wouldn’t disobey the king.
Since Daniel treated all men equal, he even boldly confronted the king on several occasions to walkabout the kings imperfections and pride issues.
He appeared to be the type of leader to back down from correcting someone, even if it hurt them, although not in a rude way like Steve Jobs. But overall, he seemed like a very good leader, with well-developed leadership skills.