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Noticean observation concerning this great leader: By the faithful serving of his youth he was taught to command as a man; as a citizen he was patriotic in the highest degree; as a warrior, fearless and blameless; as a judge, calm and impartial . . .

It is interesting to note that when Joshua heard the noise coming from the camp of Israel, he associated the noise with battle. Moses observed that it was the noise of neither victory nor defeat, but rather the sound of singing.

In Numbers 13 we read that Joshua was selected as one of the spies to survey the land of Canaan. He represented the tribe of Ephraim. Those chosen for this mission are described as leaders of their tribes. So Joshua was considered one of the leaders of the tribe of Ephraim.

How could 12 men view the same land and the same fruit of the land and arrive at such different conclusions? Joshua and Caleb viewed the land through the eyes of faith. The other 10 spies viewed the land without faith in God or His promises.

Through faith, Joshua and Caleb knew that God would fulfill all that He had promised. The other 10 spies and most of the congregation of Israel did not. They focused on the obstacles rather than the greatness and faithfulness of God.

Joshua was trained by God and Moses for 40 years to lead the people into the Promised Land. He witnessed the miracles of God in Egypt and the wilderness. He led Israel into battle against the Amalekites.

When the priests bearing the Ark of the Covenant stepped into the Jordan River, God performed an incredible miracle similar to the crossing of the Red Sea (Joshua 3:15-17). The priests stood on dry ground, and all Israel passed over the Jordan on dry ground.

God listened to the request of His faithful servant Joshua and performed an awesome miracle. The five kings of the Amorites were defeated, and within a long day the children of Israel had access to the land God had promised them in the hill country of southern Canaan. God demonstrated that just as He was with Moses, so He was with Joshua.

After the children of Israel crossed the Jordan, they camped at Gilgal. Gilgal served as a base of operations for the Israelites as they began their conquest of Canaan. Here all the men were circumcised because those born during the 40 years in the wilderness had not been circumcised. The Israelites observed the Passover at Gilgal, and on the day after the Passover, they ate the produce of the land of Canaan. After that, the miracle of manna ceased, because it was no longer needed.

It is hard to imagine how the Israelites initially received these instructions. God referred to them as a stiff-necked, rebellious people. Perhaps this seemed like a meaningless exercise to some of them.

After the destruction of Ai, Joshua and all Israel journeyed to the area of Shechem in fulfillment of a command given by Moses in Deuteronomy 11:29. An altar was built on Mount Ebal, and sacrifices were offered to God. Joshua wrote on stones a copy of the Law of Moses. Half of the congregation was in front of Mount Ebal (curses) and half in front of Mount Gerizim (blessings).

The leaders of Israel had been deceived by the Gibeonites and had entered into a treaty of peace with them. Then the king of Jerusalem felt threatened, and he and the kings of Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon gathered their armies and warred against Gibeon.

The Gibeonites sent a plea for help to Joshua at Gilgal. Joshua and his men of war marched through the night, covering a distance of approximately 25 miles and ascending more than 3,000 feet in elevation.

God listened to the request of His faithful servant Joshua and performed an awesome miracle. The five kings of the Amorites were defeated, and within a long day the children of Israel had access to the land God had promised them in the hill country of southern Canaan.

Joshua presided over the distribution of the land of Canaan to the various tribes of Israel. Cities of refuge were established; Levitical cities were set up; and Joshua dismissed the tribes of Gad, Reuben and the half tribe of Manasseh to return to their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan River.

David Baker is a pastor for the Church of God, a Worldwide Association. He is currently serving as regional director for the Philippines, Asia and Australia. He is happily married to his wife, Dorrie. They have been married for more than 32 years and have two children.

It can be tempting to think of a servant leader as timid, quiet, and unassertive. This is not the case. Putting others first does not equal being passive or insecure. If anything, it requires strength and courage.

Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

Not only did Joshua read the law himself, he also read the entire thing to the people in Joshua 8:30-35. He knew that the law would bring good success, and so he ensured that the people of Israel were equipped to follow it as well. Verse 8:35 speaks to this really well:

So if you want to be a great servant leader, then meditate on the word of God. Seek to understand it, know it, and teach it. For when you do, you invite God to transform your heart and equip you to love and serve others well.

We know Joshua carried on this tradition because of different passages throughout the rest of the story. For instance, in Joshua 4, the people set up 12 large stones to commemorate their safe crossing of the Jordan River. Here is what Joshua said to the people of Israel, starting in vs 21:

Joshua gives the people the exact same charge that God gave him when he had to replace Moses. He has not forgotten the words of God, nor has he neglected to pass those words on to others. We know that he passed the torch successfully as well, because Joshua 24:21 says this,

Most leaders want their people to appreciate them. Some leaders, however, make the mistake of glorifying themselves to get that appreciation. The greatest leaders, however, recognize the source of true success. Instead of taking glory for themselves, they give it to God.

But every once in awhile we get a different version of the story. Joshua gives God the glory for their victories, Solomon asks God for wisdom instead of riches and long life, and ultimately Jesus humbles himself to become a servant. In all of these cases, when people give God the glory that God deserves, God responds by exalting the humble servant leader.

In the same way, we should not look to our own glory or fight for people to give us credit. Instead, we should give God the glory in all things, and then allow him to exalt us. His judgment and exaltation means more than the opinion of every other human combined, and we can rest in his grace and love to lead us to the ultimate glory that is to come.

There is an odd story in Joshua 9 about the Gibeonite people. God had called the people of Israel to destroy everyone living in the land of Canaan because they were wicked, and the Gibeonites were part of the land of Canaan.

There is no better example of this than Jesus. He consistently demonstrated love and forgiveness to people, but he was rejected and alone during his crucifixion. Despite everyone turning away from him, he chose to stay the course and accomplish his mission.

There is a fascinating little story towards the end of Joshua 5. Just before the people advanced on Jericho, right before their first battle to take possession of the land, Joshua runs into an intimidating figure:

I find this story interesting because, so often, we tend to ask God for His support or to back our plans. We have a tendency to believe the world revolves around us, but a great servant leader knows this is not the case.

Instead of asking God to take our side, we should ask if we are taking the side of the Lord. God is just and righteous, full of grace and mercy. There is no situation where He will not be right, and so if we want to lead others well we should start by seeking to take the side of the Lord.

This means our will should align with His will. This means when we read Scripture, we should read it with a heart to understand what God is communicating rather than looking for it to say what we want it to say. This means we should worship God, because He is the one who deserves the glory.

In these verses, Joshua demonstrates two important aspects of leadership. First, he makes a choice and acts on it that day. Making choices is hard work, especially when other people depend on you. Sometimes our fear of making the wrong choice prevents us from making any choice at all, but this delay can sometimes be more damaging than making the wrong choice.

Here I am sitting in my hotel room while looking at my half-empty wine glass and the stars outside while preparing for my last Professional Scrum Master (PSM) class for the year 2017 and pondering about all of the classes I have facilitated over this year. PSM has been a transformational course for me because it has changed me by seeing how it has changed the life of many of my students.

Starting from the end of 2017, Scrum.org has put more emphasise on servant-leadership for Scrum Masters. After all the Scrum Guide explained that the Scrum Master is the servant leader of the Scrum team and the organisation she belongs.

The difference between servant leader and other types of leader, servant leader is a servant first than a leader first. Being a servant leader means you are committed to putting your personal interest last. In other words, servant leadership is a commitment to humility. Being a servant leader is not about your success but it is about the success of those you are serving. You are not the center of the attention, the people whom you are serving should be the center of the attention.

We are currently living in the world where people like to brag about their success on social media, servant leadership is not about bragging your personal success. If you brag about your success or your capability as a Scrum Master or about the project you delivered successfully using Scrum, I am sorry to say that is not servant-leadership. None of that success belongs to you, it belongs to those you are serving and you have no rights to claim it as yours and brag about it.

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