Judges 2:10 – “After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what He had done for Israel.”
Following success, it’s easy to kick back and rest, to assume that current knowledge and achievements will foster future success. That’s a dangerous attitude. Unfortunately, it’s the one that the ancient Israelites adopted after the death of Joshua and his generation. And that’s why week four of the NIV Leadership Bible year-long study focuses on the importance of leading a learning organization.
When nations, organizations, or teams stop learning, they’re setting themselves up for failure. “Those who don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it” summarizes the situation the Israelites faced in the book of Judges.
God used Josiah to bring about radical reform to the nation of Israel.
Click here for more about what Josiah did and other lessons we can learn from Jim Collins’ How the Mighty Fall