Almost all the great
leaders in the Bible were developed in business.
The implications of this pattern of truth in the Bible are staggering – prompting us to take a new view of the purpose of our business and a new vision of what we do within them.
The Pattern
First, let’s look at the pattern of creating Biblical leadership within the environment of business. Here’s an excerpt from The Good Book on Business:
Work—and by extension, business—is so important to God that he chose a businessperson to lead every major movement in the Bible.
While the full story for many of these examples is beyond the scope of this book, here is a small sampling of the business people who were chosen to lead major movements in the
Bible:
Abraham
One of the most successful of all biblical business people, he headed an enterprise of thousands and was chosen to be the father of the special people group later known as the Israelites.
Jacob
A third-generation business owner, he fathered what was to become the twelve tribes of Israel.
