The Search is On

By Linda Tancs

No doubt you’ve seen an advertisement or two for a high-level leader. Maybe a new CEO or university president. When the search is on, the required qualifications can be dizzying. It isn’t often enough to have the right skills or education. The successful candidate must usually also be creative, a problem solver, a mediator, creative, adaptable, and so on. It reminds me of God’s detailed instructions for the construction of the tabernacle, a portable sanctuary intended to house His presence among the Israelites (See Exodus 25-31 and 35-40). Imagine a search committee seeking out just the right person for that job! Thankfully, God handled the search, choosing Bezalel (Exodus 31:2-5). He’s just as capable of handling a modern-day search as well. Keep God first place in the selection process.