Leading Through Personal Difficulty
David’s army had just won a military victory over a coup led by his own son Absalom, killed in the battle. David turned what should have been a national day of rejoicing into a time of mourning. His general Joab takes a huge risk and “leads up” by telling David to suck it up, that there were greater things at risk in Israel than his personal loss…like the encouragement and leadership his soldiers and people needed at this critical time. David did exactly what Joab said.
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