Authority

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Authority

"And now let Pharaoh look for a man who is teachable and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt." (Gen 41:33)

The first point in Joseph's Project Plan was authority. Someone has to be the CEO. Authority is an absolute necessity for a successful project. Just as there is one head on the human body, there is one head of a project. He does not rule by power but by authority. There is a big difference. Authority without freedom is tyranny. Freedom without authority is anarchy. Authority provides freedom. There is no freedom without authority. For this reason selection of the Authority of a project is the first and foremost ingredient of a Project.


The head defines the vision, quality, and strategy for the project. These are all extremely important, but all of them relate to freedom. Joseph is a slave and he is standing before Pharaoh and telling him, "You better search through the available personnel and put someone in charge to handle this crisis." The first thing he mentions is authority. Isn't it odd that a slave who has repeatedly been the victim of abuse of power would be standing before Pharaoh and defending authority? Not at all. Joseph, after all his abuse, clearly understood the relationship between freedom and authority.
Selection of Project Manager is the single most important decision that determines the fate of the project. Most projects that fail do so due to the selection of project manager.

The Project Manger determines the fate of his employees...
http://www.biblenews1.com/docs/joseph.html

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Freedom

The extent of the authority for the Project Manager is "the land of Egypt." Of course, there is no way to deliver a nation without having authority over all of it. This plan cannot just be applied to a few cities. It must involve the whole nation. This is the concept of freedom, which is provided by true authority. The military establishment protects the external borders of a nation. The law enforcement agencies and the business establishment protect the internal borders. The business establishment provides freedom for employees and customers.

Free enterprise must be free. But if it is under the power of Satan, it is not free. The employees are not free; and the customers who buy products conceived and dedicated to the purpose of evil are not free. The only way to run a business in free enterprise is to run it under legitimate authority. That means that God has to sponsor the project. "There is no authority except from God" (Rom. 13:1a).

A good project, as well as a good product, must meet the needs of mankind. This is the purpose of business and the purpose of government. Joseph's project will prevent the nation of Egypt from starving. The part of the human body that corresponds to freedom is the part under the head - the neck. The yoke around the neck symbolizes loss of freedom (Gen. 27:40; Deut. 28:48; Isa 10:27; Jer 27:1-11, 30:8; Lam 1:14). The picture shows the neck (freedom) in relation to the head (authority). The succeeding verses explain the other points in Joseph's pitch as shown on the picture.

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Everytime I read about Joseph, I get some new thoughts about his life. There is a big difference between power and authority.

Men with authority do not have to shove it in your face by declaring it to everybody. Men with authority carry themselves in such a manner that people automatically know that God gave that authority to them.

Men with power will shove it into your face and use force in the form of public opinion or other things to make you comply to their decrees and ordinances. They rig things in their favor to give the appearance of authority.

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I'm mostly ignorant here, but found
this to be some of this guy's best work, so far.
His thing on "hands" is also interesting, but unverifiable to me.