Leadership

Good Morning,

In the news, I have seen the wife of Charlie Kirk pushed into the open often, perhaps some would like her to take over the movement he began.  If you look back on the great popularity of Charlie Kirk, you will notice that his wife was, just that, his wife.  She was not the ministry leader; she was not the great outspoken guide of a movement.  She, at least appeared to be, the loving and encouraging helpmate God designed her to be. 

If President Trump died, we would be very unwise to look to Mrs. Trump for direction about our nation’s future.  She is the first lady, she has not been the leader of the free world. In my opinion, it would be a great mistake to push her into any kind of leadership position because she was the wife, the one who encouraged, helped, and strengthened her husband.  Let her be who she has been and who God allowed her to be. 

In 1 Kings chapter 1, David was old and unable to lead his country anymore. An insurrection was taking place. Bathsheba was not pushed into leadership, nor did she try to do so. 

Notice the event that took place.

1 Kings 1:11 “Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?”

vs. 12 “Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel…”

The old preacher that stood by David’s side throughout the years came to the king’s wife and gave her instruction. She wisely listened.  Her life and the ministry of her son Solomon were both saved because she listened to the old preacher.  Stick with the old men of God when guidance is needed.  

If I die, I hope our church has enough sense to not allow my wife to determine the future of our church. She should not be the next pastor, nor should she be the counselor to the next pastor. She was my wife. She has done her job well. That job ends with her being a wife, mother, and grandmother. My wife has an adult lady’s Sunday school class, and she goes soul winning like any good Christian lady should, but she is not the advisor, counselor, or guide of the future ministries of Faith Baptist Church.  

As the Bible instructs, our church has men who are deacons or on our church staff, and we have a church Constitution that was voted in by the church members. These men and documents will guide the future of the church if it is needed.  The pastor’s wife is not in the decision-making role. Hopefully, ministry leaders and political leaders have guidelines in place so that in the event that they are no longer able to lead, a plan has already been prepared and guidance has been put in place to keep the direction and leadership moving the right way. 

Mrs. Kirk, the wife of Charlie Kirk,  should be mom and the grieving widow of her beloved husband.  Leave her alone!  For people to push her into leadership is folly, just as it would be for Jill Biden to think she could direct the affairs of America when her husband was incapable of doing so.  Unelected staff under the president has no business guiding the nation.  Our Constitution has protocols in place to take care of situations like this.  No one should usurp authority, and no one should be pushed into authority. God, the Constitution, and in the case of the church, the Bible will guide.

In 2 Kings 11, Athaliah, tried pushing herself into leadership.   You can read about her sometime - her decision did not end well.  

Pastor