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July 28, 2015 - Jim Bakker Show
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Be Aware of the Absalom Spirit in Leadership
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Undermining Spirits in Ministry 00:05:11
What does that spirit do to leadership?
It's an undermining spirit.
Here's what happens.
Anytime there's an Absalon spirit that's active in any ministry, any business, what happens is, for instance, in ministry, the enemy uses this spirit to pollute the streams.
And anytime you muddy the waters, the sheep will never drink.
And so that spirit is active today.
Now, here's the thing.
A lot of people want your direction in ministry, but they don't want your correction in ministry.
That's it.
The real test is not direction.
The real test is correction.
So what happened is, when you look into the life of David, the Bible says Absalom, he was a smooth operator.
He was an ego stroker.
Okay?
And he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
In one chapter, I deal with staff infection.
And those are all of those that were close to David.
David's entire staff turned against him because of one man that was there.
What did he do?
He sat by the gate.
Yes.
He knew the entrance of the church.
And he made statements like this.
If I was the pastor of the church, I wouldn't be running this ministry like this.
Oh, boy.
You know, I think the pastor, I think the king's a little too rough on the people here.
I think he's manipulating you all.
And you better open your eyes because what y'all need is a new leader.
You need a new leader.
So what this spirit does is poison the mind of people that's close to you.
And if you're not careful, those that you've trained and mentored, one spirit can come in the house and divide the whole house.
They lick the wounds.
After you bring correction, they come behind you and they take people to dinner.
They stroke them.
They sweet talk them.
They meet with them in back rooms and says, they shouldn't treat you this way.
Now, Absalom's spirit and Korah's spirit are first cousins.
Okay?
Now, Korah, now, Jude said this.
We must honestly contend for the faith that was delivered unto the saints of God.
Then he goes on to talk about false teachers have crept in.
And then he says they have gone the way of Cain, number one, Balaam, number two, and then Korah, number three.
He links them all together because Cain was a murdering spirit that comes to murder.
So how do people do it today?
They do it through accusations.
They try to kill your influence.
That's what Absalom did.
Balaam, what did Balaam do?
Balaam was a backslitting prophet.
Okay?
But because of greedy gain, gain, he prophesied for money.
Okay?
And then Korah pops up.
Who is Korah?
Korah was the one that opposed leadership.
So you're not the only one God's talking to.
Moses, Aaron, God's speaking to us too.
You got too much authority in this place.
Everybody's got to bow to you.
These are the accusations.
He brought six to eight accusations against the leadership.
And he tried to persuade the people and pull them away from their assignment.
We're in a generation today where there's young preachers that don't understand the process or people in ministry.
Let me say it like that.
Not just preacher, but people in ministry.
God will never put you over what's under you until you can first come under what's over you.
Oh, that's so good.
Because that's how God works.
That's true.
That's God's true.
No, we've got a generation that's hungry for power, prominence, and position.
But God always prepares you before he positions you.
Yes, he does.
Well, I got a prophecy.
And what happens is some of these false teachers will come in and it takes a spirit of discernment to recognize this.
While you're correcting them, they want to prophesy to them and tell them that they're greater than what they are.
And that's a danger.
Because if anybody knows the kids, mom and daddy do.
That's right.
Hello, somebody.
Have you ever had someone to come to your house and say, oh, your kids are just so sweet?
Lord, I love to take them to my house for a week.
And you stand in the back of your mind, okay?
When you get a little Johnny over there.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You're going to change your mind real quick.
You'll be sending him back home in about 30 minutes.
Hello, somebody.
Oh, my goodness.
Mom and daddy know the real deal.
I've actually sent a few of mine and they had sent him back.
They sent him back in a few minutes, yeah, when they were growing up.
So that's what happens in ministry.
When you started correcting people, then people come back and then they undermine.
Now, people don't understand how deadly this Absalon spirit is.
He stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
People that you train in here.
Someone can come in, and Absalom has influence.
Don't fool yourself.
Absalom has influence, and he has much influence.
David's Trusted Friend 00:01:45
He stole their hearts from under the king.
And listen to who he had in cahoots with him.
He had, number one, well, he had a hippophil.
That was David's counselor.
That was David's go-to man when he shared his heart with.
That's why David wrote in Psalms: he says, Those that have sat at my table have lifted their heels against me.
He says, Had this been an enemy, I could have dealt with it.
But this was a trusted friend.
This was someone that went to the sanctuary with me.
He was alluding to Ahippophel.
Okay, who was the other one?
It was Amazi.
Amazi was the captain of the host.
He's David's military man.
So now you've got Absalom, David's own biological son.
You've got Ahippophel, David's counselor.
You've got the military man, Amazi.
Then you even have Shemei.
Who's Shimmei?
He's David's best friend from his youth.
The Bible said he picks up a stone and he throws it in the face.
Your best friend.
Can't nobody hurt you like the one you love.
That's right.
Or closest to you.
Those are the ones that rip your heart out of your chest.
Okay?
And then here's the kicker, Mephiboshet.
Oh, no, not Mephibosheth.
He's the one that bought him from Lolibar.
Yeah.
David's walking through the palace one day and he asked the question: Is there any left in the house of Saul that I should show kindness to for Jonathan's sake?
They said, Yeah, there's one left.
He's Mephibosheth.
Where is he?
He's down in Lolibar.
Zibba, go and get him.
Fetch him.
Bring him in.
And bring him to the king's table.
And David says he's going to eat from the king's table.
But to David's amazement, all of them were in cahoots and they turned against their leader.
And Mephibosheth was in the group.
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