Spiritual Leadership, Joshua 2, Ephesians 3

Joshua chapter 1 is God's commission for Joshua to claim Canaan as Israel's divine inheritance. While chapter 2 describes the origins of that plans execution and the preparation it took.

Joshua 2:1 "Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. 'Go look over the land," he said, "especially Jericho." So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there."

Ephesians 3:20 "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."

Spiritual leaders understand the role of planning and preparation in following through on a God given vision. They understand they must work in cooperation with God to see His plan come to past. Just because something is God's will doesn't mean it will happen. He needs His body to execute the desires of its Head, which is Christ. A God given vision must always be worked out with God given wisdom.