Success is within reach of every person! While every person cannot receive a 10 rating on a scale of 1-10, most people are capable of achieving some level of success in their lives. Everyone will confront a “LID” in their leadership ability. The higher the leadership ability, the greater your potential. The lower your ability the lower your impact will be.

For illustration purposes, let’s say that your leadership ability is a “6” out of 10. That is pretty good! But like most people you want to grow your ability to a higher level. You have 2 choices; You can focus all of your energy on increasing your personal effectiveness. You work harder and longer. With all of the dedication you can invest, you might grow some. Eventually what will happen is that you fill your life and schedule up with personal growth and you exhaust yourself. A more effective and fulfilling use of your time and energy would be to focus on growing as a leader.

When you raise your leadership ability, you increase your success potential a great deal. When you raise the lid your influence will grow as a result. More people will follow and want to work with you to achieve a goal.

More people devoted to the vision, the more time and energy devoted to its success. The more people you lead the more positive influence you have on them, the more you will achieve.

Leadership ability is a lid to any organization’s effectiveness. If an organization’s leadership is strong then its lid is high. If not, the organization is limited. This why in difficult days and economies, people look for strong leaders! When a sports team is losing, they look for a new coach. When companies lose money, they look for a new CEO. When church’s struggle, they will look for a new pastor.

The more that you want to achieve, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact that you want to make, the greater your influence must become. Whatever you will accomplish is always restricted by your ability to lead people. If you will exercise growth as a leader you will multiply your –  and your organizations – success. Leadership ability determines a person’s level of success. This is the Law of the Lid!

CASE STUDY: Aaron and Moses Exodus 32:1-25 – The Bible

Study Questions

• At the beginning of this story, who had the greater influence on the other; Aaron of the people? EXPLAIN.
• What does this say about Aaron’s leadership? How did he handle his responsibilities? For what purpose did he use his influence?
• How did Moses influence God in this passage? What did he say, and what was the outcome?
• Describe Moses’ responsibilities as a leader related to…..
  • God
  • Aaron
  • Joshua
  • The People
• For what purpose did he use his influence? How successful was he? What was the outcome?