The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man, staying among the tents. Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob. Here are two godly people who fall into a trap that divides parents from children, children from parents, employees and employers, spiritual leaders from the people they lead and the trap is called partiality . It is indeed the great splitter-upper. When my sons were asking, How come our sister .
Favoritism inevitably leads to conflict . .
Now, if you re a parent, you cannot afford to choose between your children. If you re a son or daughter, you can t afford to pick one parent you re going to favor. In spiritual leadership, you cannot afford to get close to one person over another that is deadly. If people work for you, you have to treat them the same. Natural compatibility with certain people is natural but it can never be the basis for your relationships and your decisions or it will rip things apart.