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Serving Laban

During your prophetic training, and also during most peoples Wilderness experience, you may be required to serve leaders who have a lot of the same character traits as Laban, (Jacob's uncle, and later father-in-law). Laban had a reputation for being selfish, deceptive, manipulative, and exploitative, toward those under his authority. The reason God needs us to undergo this stressful process, is to help us to learn to trust Him, even while serving under a leader we perceive to be selfish and/or abusive. Plus, God wants to get the Laban out of us, before we go on to possibly hurt, or exploit others. Like someone said, as many people as we can help, will also be as many as we can hurt.

Laban was Jacob's uncle, and later also became his father-in-law through marrying his daughters Leah and Rachel. Jacob had been instructed by his mother Rebekah, to flee to his uncle after he had deceived his brother Esau and stole his blessing. So after serving his uncle Laban seven years for the hand of Rachel, Laban switched women on him on his wedding night, and through Laban's deception he ended up marrying Leah. Also Laban changed Jacobs wages many times, and basically tried to exploit Jacob because God was blessing him, because of Jacob. Jacob had a history of deceiving to get what he wanted, now it seemed that Jacob was having the same things done back to him.

God just wants us to learn to trust Him to be in control, of those that seemingly control us. So, there you are, serving the Lord, minding your own business, and all of the sudden you find yourself serving under someone, that seems to be exhibiting selfish, abusive, thoughtless, exploitative, and borderline spiritually illegal leadership. How did this happen and why did God call you to serve under them? You see, the answer is, we all have a bit of Laban in us, and God is trying to put a mirror in front of us, and show us that this is the kind of leader we don't want to be. God also wants to draw all bitterness, distrust, and unforgiveness from our heart's that we have carried against past abusive authorities.

The revelation God wants to instill within us is;

1. God wants us to serve someone we may not trust or agree with, without rebellion, fear, or constantly trying to control, manipulate, or criticize them into changing to suit our particular desires, or to alleviate our particular fears. God wants us to trust Him to be in control of the controller, and to protect us even though a leader does something we don't like, or we feel is harmful, exploitative, or something we don't think is God's choice.

2. God wants us to see, that even though a leader may seemingly try to cheat, exploit, or take advantage of us, that He is the One, who is ultimately in control of our life's direction, protection, and provision. Jacob was given a plan to prosper in the midst of Laban's efforts to cheat and exploit him. Nobody can take your blessing from you, but you, and as long as you obey God's direction, you will not lose anything He has for you.

3. God wants us to be leaders who serve out of a pure motive of love, and not out of a desire for power, money, possessions, or to use someone else's talents or resources, to build "our" kingdom, rather than His. He doesn't want us taking advantage of people, just because they are dependent upon us. He wants us to love people, and to lay our lives down for them. Jesus said, the greatest in Heaven are the most loving servants on Earth.

4. God wants us to forgive those who originally harmed or abused us, so that we are not doomed to repeat their mistakes. satan tries hard when we are children, and at our most vulnerable, to hurt us through abusive authority, especially through parents. God wants to restore your trust in authority. You must remember that most harmful authority, became that way, through harmful authority over them. You will make mistakes, and need mercy.

So, if you are sitting at your desk right now reading this, and you can look across the room and see your Laban suspiciously looking back at you; just smile, and know that God is in control of everything. God sets boundaries of what He allows in your life, and like Jesus said to Pilate, "You would have no power over me, unless it were given to you from above". Everything in your life must go through God first. Pray for those that mistreat you, and God will work in their life to change them. Look at your Laban as a blessing that is helping you, and do your best to learn from them. After you have learned all needed, Laban's power over you will end, and you will move on to be a good leader.