No one can do everything. Great leaders learn how to identify great people and entrust them with real responsibility. It’s not as easy to do as you might think. We will look at some of the challenges in delegating well.

1. A Study in Nehemiah
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Nehemiah 7:
Delegating Well

2. 7b The number of the men of the
people of Israel: 8 the sons of Parosh,
2,172. 9 The sons of Shephatiah,
372. 10 The sons of Arah, 652. 11 The
sons of Pahath-moab, namely the
sons of Jeshua and Joab,
2,818. 12 The sons of Elam, 1,254.

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4. Delegation: the act of assigning a
specific task or purpose to a person
or group of people.
•30% of managers think that they
are effective delegators.
•Their subordinates regard 30% of
them as truly effective delegators.

5. About 10% of leaders are
truly effective at delegating
responsibilities to others.

6. Nehemiah 7
1 Now when the wall had been
built and I had set up the doors,
and the gatekeepers, the singers,
and the Levites had been
appointed,

7. Nehemiah 7
2 I gave my brother Hanani and
Hananiah the governor of the
castle charge over Jerusalem, for
he was a more faithful and God-
fearing man than many.

8. Nehemiah 7
3a And I said to them, “Let not
the gates of Jerusalem be
opened until the sun is hot. And
while they are still standing
guard, let them shut and bar the
doors.

9. Nehemiah 7
3b Appoint guards from among
the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
some at their guard posts and
some in front of their own
homes.”

10. Nehemiah 7
4 The city was wide and large, but
the people within it were few,
and no houses had been rebuilt.

11. First Point
Delegating Well
Requires a Prior
Diligence.

12. Nehemiah 7
1 Now when the wall had been
built and I had set up the doors,
and the gatekeepers, the singers,
and the Levites had been
appointed,

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14. King David’s “Prior Diligence”
1 Chronicles 28-29
• He furnished Solomon with
detailed plans for the Temple
which he received from God.

15. King David’s “Prior Diligence”
1 Chronicles 28-29
• He furnished Solomon with the
building materials he had
“stockpiled” for the project.

16. King David’s “Prior Diligence”
1 Chronicles 28-29
•David prayed for Solomon’s
success.

17. 1 Chronicles 29
19Grant to my son Solomon that with
single mind he may keep your
commandments, your decrees, and
your statutes, performing all of them,
and that he may build the temple for
which I have made provision.’

18. Second Point
Delegating Well
Requires a Difficult
Letting Go.

19. Nehemiah 7
2a I gave my brother Hanani
and Hananiah the governor
of the castle charge over
Jerusalem…

20. “Whenever you say yes
to anything, there is less
of you for something
else. Make sure your yes
is worth the less.”Louie Giglio

22. Third Point
Delegating Well Requires
Good Discernment of
Character and Capabilities.

23. Nehemiah 7
2 I gave my brother Hanani and
Hananiah the governor of the
castle charge over Jerusalem, for
he was a more faithful and God-
fearing man than many.

24. Fourth Point
Delegating Well
Requires

25. Nehemiah 7
3a And I said to them, “Let not
the gates of Jerusalem be
opened until the sun is hot. And
while they are still standing
guard, let them shut and bar the
doors.

26. Nehemiah 7
3b Appoint guards from among
the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
some at their guard posts and
some in front of their own
homes.”

27. Nehemiah 7
4 The city was wide and large, but
the people within it were few,
and no houses had been rebuilt.

28. Delegation Steps
1. Decide what to
delegate.

29. Delegation Steps
2. Decide who will do
the task.

30. Delegation Steps
3. Assign Responsibility

31. Delegation Steps
4. Grant Authority

32. Delegation Steps
5. Establish
Accountability

33. Why does the
wicked renounce
God and say in his
heart,
“You will not call to
account”?
Psalm 10:13

34. A Study in Nehemiah
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Nehemiah 7:
Delegating Well