Jim Bakker Show - Be Aware of the Absalom Spirit in Leadership
Aired: 2015-07-28
Duration: 06:42


=== Undermining Spirits in Ministry (05:11) ===

[00:00:00]  What does that spirit do to leadership?
[00:00:03]  It's an undermining spirit.
[00:00:05]  Here's what happens.
[00:00:06]  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.
[00:00:19]  And anytime you muddy the waters, the sheep will never drink.
[00:00:23]  And so that spirit is active today.
[00:00:26]  Now, here's the thing.
[00:00:28]  A lot of people want your direction in ministry, but they don't want your correction in ministry.
[00:00:33]  That's it.
[00:00:34]  The real test is not direction.
[00:00:36]  The real test is correction.
[00:00:38]  So what happened is, when you look into the life of David, the Bible says Absalom, he was a smooth operator.
[00:00:46]  He was an ego stroker.
[00:00:49]  Okay?
[00:00:49]  And he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
[00:00:52]  In one chapter, I deal with staff infection.
[00:00:56]  And those are all of those that were close to David.
[00:00:58]  David's entire staff turned against him because of one man that was there.
[00:01:04]  What did he do?
[00:01:07]  He sat by the gate.
[00:01:09]  Yes.
[00:01:10]  He knew the entrance of the church.
[00:01:14]  And he made statements like this.
[00:01:16]  If I was the pastor of the church, I wouldn't be running this ministry like this.
[00:01:20]  Oh, boy.
[00:01:21]  You know, I think the pastor, I think the king's a little too rough on the people here.
[00:01:25]  I think he's manipulating you all.
[00:01:27]  And you better open your eyes because what y'all need is a new leader.
[00:01:32]  You need a new leader.
[00:01:33]  So what this spirit does is poison the mind of people that's close to you.
[00:01:38]  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.
[00:01:46]  They lick the wounds.
[00:01:47]  After you bring correction, they come behind you and they take people to dinner.
[00:01:53]  They stroke them.
[00:01:54]  They sweet talk them.
[00:01:56]  They meet with them in back rooms and says, they shouldn't treat you this way.
[00:02:01]  Now, Absalom's spirit and Korah's spirit are first cousins.
[00:02:05]  Okay?
[00:02:06]  Now, Korah, now, Jude said this.
[00:02:10]  We must honestly contend for the faith that was delivered unto the saints of God.
[00:02:14]  Then he goes on to talk about false teachers have crept in.
[00:02:18]  And then he says they have gone the way of Cain, number one, Balaam, number two, and then Korah, number three.
[00:02:25]  He links them all together because Cain was a murdering spirit that comes to murder.
[00:02:32]  So how do people do it today?
[00:02:33]  They do it through accusations.
[00:02:35]  They try to kill your influence.
[00:02:37]  That's what Absalom did.
[00:02:38]  Balaam, what did Balaam do?
[00:02:40]  Balaam was a backslitting prophet.
[00:02:42]  Okay?
[00:02:43]  But because of greedy gain, gain, he prophesied for money.
[00:02:48]  Okay?
[00:02:48]  And then Korah pops up.
[00:02:51]  Who is Korah?
[00:02:51]  Korah was the one that opposed leadership.
[00:02:54]  So you're not the only one God's talking to.
[00:02:57]  Moses, Aaron, God's speaking to us too.
[00:03:00]  You got too much authority in this place.
[00:03:03]  Everybody's got to bow to you.
[00:03:05]  These are the accusations.
[00:03:07]  He brought six to eight accusations against the leadership.
[00:03:10]  And he tried to persuade the people and pull them away from their assignment.
[00:03:15]  We're in a generation today where there's young preachers that don't understand the process or people in ministry.
[00:03:22]  Let me say it like that.
[00:03:23]  Not just preacher, but people in ministry.
[00:03:25]  God will never put you over what's under you until you can first come under what's over you.
[00:03:30]  Oh, that's so good.
[00:03:31]  Because that's how God works.
[00:03:32]  That's true.
[00:03:33]  That's God's true.
[00:03:34]  No, we've got a generation that's hungry for power, prominence, and position.
[00:03:38]  But God always prepares you before he positions you.
[00:03:41]  Yes, he does.
[00:03:42]  Well, I got a prophecy.
[00:03:44]  And what happens is some of these false teachers will come in and it takes a spirit of discernment to recognize this.
[00:03:51]  While you're correcting them, they want to prophesy to them and tell them that they're greater than what they are.
[00:03:57]  And that's a danger.
[00:03:59]  Because if anybody knows the kids, mom and daddy do.
[00:04:02]  That's right.
[00:04:03]  Hello, somebody.
[00:04:04]  Have you ever had someone to come to your house and say, oh, your kids are just so sweet?
[00:04:09]  Lord, I love to take them to my house for a week.
[00:04:12]  And you stand in the back of your mind, okay?
[00:04:14]  When you get a little Johnny over there.
[00:04:16]  Yeah.
[00:04:17]  Yeah.
[00:04:17]  You're going to change your mind real quick.
[00:04:19]  You'll be sending him back home in about 30 minutes.
[00:04:21]  Hello, somebody.
[00:04:22]  Oh, my goodness.
[00:04:23]  Mom and daddy know the real deal.
[00:04:25]  I've actually sent a few of mine and they had sent him back.
[00:04:27]  They sent him back in a few minutes, yeah, when they were growing up.
[00:04:30]  So that's what happens in ministry.
[00:04:31]  When you started correcting people, then people come back and then they undermine.
[00:04:37]  Now, people don't understand how deadly this Absalon spirit is.
[00:04:42]  He stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
[00:04:44]  People that you train in here.
[00:04:47]  Someone can come in, and Absalom has influence.
[00:04:52]  Don't fool yourself.
[00:04:53]  Absalom has influence, and he has much influence.

=== David's Trusted Friend (01:45) ===

[00:04:56]  He stole their hearts from under the king.
[00:05:00]  And listen to who he had in cahoots with him.
[00:05:02]  He had, number one, well, he had a hippophil.
[00:05:06]  That was David's counselor.
[00:05:08]  That was David's go-to man when he shared his heart with.
[00:05:11]  That's why David wrote in Psalms: he says, Those that have sat at my table have lifted their heels against me.
[00:05:17]  He says, Had this been an enemy, I could have dealt with it.
[00:05:21]  But this was a trusted friend.
[00:05:22]  This was someone that went to the sanctuary with me.
[00:05:26]  He was alluding to Ahippophel.
[00:05:28]  Okay, who was the other one?
[00:05:29]  It was Amazi.
[00:05:30]  Amazi was the captain of the host.
[00:05:33]  He's David's military man.
[00:05:35]  So now you've got Absalom, David's own biological son.
[00:05:39]  You've got Ahippophel, David's counselor.
[00:05:41]  You've got the military man, Amazi.
[00:05:45]  Then you even have Shemei.
[00:05:46]  Who's Shimmei?
[00:05:47]  He's David's best friend from his youth.
[00:05:49]  The Bible said he picks up a stone and he throws it in the face.
[00:05:54]  Your best friend.
[00:05:55]  Can't nobody hurt you like the one you love.
[00:05:57]  That's right.
[00:05:57]  Or closest to you.
[00:05:58]  Those are the ones that rip your heart out of your chest.
[00:06:02]  Okay?
[00:06:03]  And then here's the kicker, Mephiboshet.
[00:06:07]  Oh, no, not Mephibosheth.
[00:06:10]  He's the one that bought him from Lolibar.
[00:06:12]  Yeah.
[00:06:12]  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?
[00:06:20]  They said, Yeah, there's one left.
[00:06:22]  He's Mephibosheth.
[00:06:23]  Where is he?
[00:06:23]  He's down in Lolibar.
[00:06:25]  Zibba, go and get him.
[00:06:26]  Fetch him.
[00:06:26]  Bring him in.
[00:06:27]  And bring him to the king's table.
[00:06:30]  And David says he's going to eat from the king's table.
[00:06:33]  But to David's amazement, all of them were in cahoots and they turned against their leader.
[00:06:39]  And Mephibosheth was in the group.