Worthy Leadership Equals Faithful Followership

Jan David Hetting, in his book, Follow Me, wrote, "Worthy leadership flows out of faithful followership." I have been meditating on these words for several days now, trying to digest all that they mean. This morning in my devotions I was reading from the book of Daniel. In Daniel 1, Daniel "resolved not to defile himself with royal food or wine. He chose to live a different lifestyle. In chapter 5, Daniel is able to interpret Belshazzar's dream. In chapter 6, the king that replaces Belshazzar, Darius, appoints 120 satraps to rule the kingdom. Daniel is appointed as one of three administrators over the 120. These words then stood out in my reading: "Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom." It sounds to me like Daniel was worthy of this appointment because he was faithful to God and those whom he served. Remember, Daniel was an exile. He was not in Babylon by choice but by force. Yet, he was worthy of leadership because he was a faithful follower of God.