A little grumbling goes a long way

I am sure you have heard that one bad apple spoils the bunch but have you really thought in depth about that statement. As a highschool softball coach there is one part of it that is not so much fun at times, that is the naming of team captains. Without fail you choose someone that the kids don't think should be a captain and you leave out one or two that they think should. No doubt there are kids born who are natural born leaders, more vocal, more physical, more aggressive but that does not entitle them to be captains. You cannot merit a captain on those things, it has to do with work ethic, attitude and very little to do with ability. Kids just don't get that most of the time. Also, sometimes you don't pick someone who is potentially your best captain, and the overflow of that choice leads them to become a better leader than ever imagined. Other times they shell up, mope and drag everyone down which is never good. Regardless of the coach, the captains and leaders are the ones who make the difference in the team, when they are up the whole team is up, when they are down they drag everyone down there with them.
Numbers 14:2 All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!
Here we have the same thing going on, but these people are so busy grumbling they are wishing they were back as slaves in Egypt. A little extreme but still the same that is their wish. They wish they were back being beaten and forced to work daily for no pay and very little food and shelter, rather than in the wilderness facing the chance to inhabit the promised land.
Now understand they have been in route to the promised land for close to 40 years now, it's actually a trip that should have taken by foot, stopping regularly to rest and refresh themselves less than a month. Think about that, it would be like us driving to Ghent, West Virginia a trip that normally takes about 11 hours with all the stops, but instead we grumble, and argue and soon we are on the road for about a month. THat is about what happened here, with them, the grumbling started with a few, a few who wanted to be in charge and in power. Usually when grumbling arises in a group it is because there are a few that aren't in power who want to be in power and they slowly turn the group into a bunch of grumblers.
So be thankful for all you have, be thankful and supportive of your leaders, whether it's at work, your church, your sports team, or on your campus or even the president,God placed them in power and the sooner we start supporting them the sooner God can show us His plan in their leadership.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!