How to Turn A Disadvantage into An Advantage

How to Turn a Disadvantage into an Advantage – Lessons from the Daughters of Zelophehad

Here is an insight into what you can do when you find yourself in a disadvantaged position for reasons not of your own making or out of your control, and how you can turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Lesson From the Daughters of Zelophehad.

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher…And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying: “Our father died in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the Lord, in company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.”  So Moses brought their case before the Lord. – Numbers 27:1-5

There are three lessons for our meditation from this passage: firstly, the forthrightness of the daughters of Zelophehad, who, although disadvantaged by the traditions of their patriarchal society, did not accept this as a given and did not bemoan their lot in silence.

According to tradition, inheritance was supposed to be shared among the family’s male children. But in Zelophehad’s case, he had no male child to whom all his belongings would pass. He only had five daughters who were not eligible to inherit their father’s heirloom.

However, rather than resort to murmuring and castigating God and men for their chauvinism, Zelophehad’s daughters stepped forward and made a dispassionate case for why they should be given their father’s property. This proved to be a remarkable landmark in Israel, as it signalled a new era in inheritance law.

There are certain blessings that can only be released to you after you step out of your comfort zone, challenge the status quo, and demand it.

You will succeed in Jesus’ Name!

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• Fathers in the Bible: Cain – A Sweet Father
• Rounds: A Reflection on Spiritual Hunger and the Word of God
• If a Child Lives with Criticism: What Children Learn from the Environments We Create
• A Testimony of Renewed Passion for Church Fellowship and Spiritual Growth

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