The Chain of Command

What is it exactly in man that makes him feel that he has to have the answers to everything? I was not in the military, so I don't know this from actual experience, but I have talked to enough soldiers and seen it displayed in the movies to know that there is this thing called the chain of command and it is a very regimented military thing.

The chain of command is simply this; "In a military context, the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a military unit and between different units. Orders are

transmitted down the chain of command, from a higher-ranked soldier, such as a commissioned officer, to lower-ranked personnel who either execute the orders personally or transmit it down the chain appropriate, until it is received by those expected to execute it."

If and when there is a break in the chain of command as in the person higher up the chain is taken out of the leadership role for whatever reason, then the next ranking person picks up that leadership role, and the command continues. So really this isn't that difficult for me to understand, and I'm sure it isn't hard for you either.

We've seen a situation in my church that is unlike anything that I've ever seen before. My Pastor has not been there for a period of time due to an illness, and in that time I have watched the leadership there pick up the slack and encouraged us as the church body to continue to march forward. And I am sure that those who have found themselves in this leadership role have not really desired or sought it out, but they have all risen to the occasion none the less, and have done so admirably in my opinion.

Our church leadership has been very open with us as a congregation about what is happening, asking us to continue to pray for Pastor and encouraging us to step up our involvement as the body so we can continue to see the things God has put in Pastor's heart continue to come to pass. (And they are too glory to God!) What I think bothers me the most is how some people continue to believe that there are shady background games going on at the church regardless of what we are told. When I hear that kind of stuff being said, it doesn't seem to me to be following the chain of command but questioning the leadership which in turn causes distractions and confusion for those of us who are following the leadership.

I believe that great things are ahead for my church, Pastors and family there. We will see people come and people go, and that's okay. If I've learned anything in my forty-seven years, it's that people will do whatever they want to do. I just wish that if and when people made the decision to move on to whatever God has next for them, they would put the past behind them and move on towards the future like the Apostle Paul admonished us in Philippians 3:13.

We've got work to do folks, so get 'em up and let's go whip something for the Kingdom!