The Leadership Characteristics of Moses

1. Faith
2. Fidelity
3. Foresight
4. Firmness
5. Fulfillment
6. Freedom
1.Faith :Moses was refused to be called the son of Pharoah’s daughter. As we know
Moses was by faith sent down the river and picked up by Pharaoh's daughter and taken in
as her own. But when Moses came of age, he chose God and his own people over the
house of Pharaoh and certain fame and wealth. That took faith in God but that's what one
must have to be a great leader for God. And so Moses had one of the great leadership
quality viz. faith.

2.Fidelity: Integrity is moral and ethical soundness. In the physical realm it is an

unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality. Too many people in
leadership positions really don't qualify for leadership because they are broken in the area
of morality and ethics. They are broken in the area of their relationship with God and
it shows in their relationships with man. But Moses was a spiritual leader in true sense
because he opted for suffering the affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy
the pleasures of sin for a season.

3.Foresight: Moses saw the big picture not just the problems at hand. He saw God's
big picture. Too many get caught up in the little picture...man's picture. God's big picture
is bigger than man's picture, no matter how good man's picture is. A successful leader
must have a vision that sees more than the problems but also sees the possibilities
because of the power of God. This is the vision a spiritual leader we must share with
those God gives us to lead.

4.Firmness: Decisions must be made even if they involve fear and risk. Moses made
the decision to forsake Egypt (Israel's security) and leave for the promised land (God's
security). But getting from man's security blankets to God's real security inevitably takes
us through the wilderness which test our faith in God. And it takes real Spiritual leaders
to lead the way even in the face of opposition.

5.Fulfillment: Now it is one thing to decide and another thing to do. When Moses was
negotiating Israel's release from Egypt with Pharaoh, he pronounced the plagues one by
one to Egypt. When it came to the passover, Moses led Israel to be obedient to the
observance even in a strange land because it was right. It was a picture of the covering
and redemption provided by the shed blood of Christ on the cross. That sprinkling of
blood saved believing Israel and condemned unbelieving Egypt. From this we come to
know another leadership quality of Moses that through faith he kept the passover, and the
sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

6.Freedom: When God says move, it's time to move. It is the responsibility of Spiritual
leaders to lead God's people through the Red Sea's of life. The sea is in front of us; the
mountains are on either side of us; and the ememy is closing in behind us.God says He
will open up the sea and give us dry passage to the other side. It is time to move out and
real leaders with the leadership characteristics of Moses will lead God's people to the
other side.

Conclusion: It is no wonder that most Jews and Christians and other religions alike
consider Moses one of the most able leaders of all time. He was a great Spiritual leader
who embodied the great leadership characteristics listed in the Bible and that describe not
only Moses but every other great leader who followed God.