But Joshua also needed to know that spiritual leadership depends upon holy men. Read the lives of the great men and women of the Scripture. When God revealed Himself to them, often they had to take their sandals off their feet because they were standing on holy ground. To be in the presence of God is to be in the presence of holiness. I often hear seminars on leadership, but seldom hear anything about the subject of holiness in those seminars.
Godly character is the foundation for positive, lasting leadership.
Spiritual leadership rises and falls on holiness. When Joshua realized that he was standing in the presence of the Holy One of Israel, he fell on his face in awe and reverence. God's method of leadership has not changed. He still uses humble, holy men and women. There are battles to be fought and wars to be waged, but they must be won from the position of holiness.