"If you will be a servant to this people today, and serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
1 Kings 12:7 New American Standard
Rehoboam, now reigning king, asked advice from the elders, and from his peers.
His people asked him to lighten the unreasonable labor and heavy taxes Rehboam's father had kept them under.
The advice of the elders (above) seemed appropriate and wise, then, and seems appropriate for businesses, today.
Treat your employees with, respect, kindness, and a listening ear. They will work well for you and be loyal to you. Employers, themselves benefit.
I take pride in my brother, who trained people in displaying fresh produce. He didn't tell them what to do and then leave them to do it. He worked along side them. I've heard, recently, of someone else who does likewise. I see all kinds of advantages in that. How about you? Give yourself a moment to brainstorm.
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Rehoboam did NOT heed the advice of his elders. Instead, he listened to his peers and determined to make life even more miserable for Israel.
They rebelled.
Is it possible that, sometimes, rebellion isn't so much disrespect as it is self-preservation?
Just Thinking,
Lonnie
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