King David led an imperfect life, yet to this day he is considered to be among Israel’s greatest kings. David was a “servant to Israel” and lived with a joyful and glad heart for all the goodness the Lord had shown him.

Today’s leaders don’t hesitate to boast of their accomplishments. David didn’t hesitate to boast in the Lord, grateful for his grace and goodness. Today’s leaders try to disguise and even lie about their failures. David grieved his sin publicly, teaching others to do the same. Today’s leaders try to wait for people to forget their sin. David taught people to repent and trust God’s grace for their sin.

Servant leaders are those who teach us what it means to serve God so that we can serve others well. Good leaders point others to the power of God. Their successes aren’t because of personal abilities; success is their ability to walk with God’s leadership in their lives.

The people “blessed the king” and went home “joyful and glad of heart” because they realized their leader, King David, was led by God and blessed by God with the ability to serve them. 

We can be grateful for those leaders in our lives who cause us to trust God, and we can trust them because of their walk with the Lord. We should pray for our leaders and pray for them to have a life-altering encounter with God just as Paul did on the road to Damascus. Paul is an excellent example of what it means to lead through the power and blessings of the Holy Spirit.

Wisdom is offering our gratitude to God. Every news broadcast or business meeting at church is a call to pray for our leaders to be filled with divine wisdom. We should be grateful to God for pouring out his wisdom for their thoughts and his grace for their failures. How grateful we are for those who lead with the goodness that the Lord has shown them, for the goodness that is God shining through them.