We have taken a number of lesson guides from Eliezer to position us in the direction of faithful  stewardship. We have learned of the importance of getting a good understanding of our mandate. He taught us of the importance of handling every detail of our given task with prayers. Yesterday, we underscored the significance of celebrating small wins before the final victory. In all of these, something else was tucked in-between that we left out; that is, strategic plan and location. When Eliezer got to Mesopotamia, he did not head to the main city. He stopped at the well at the outskirts of the city. In their days, the wells were located at the outskirts of town. Also, it was the customary duty of young maidens to go there and fetch water either for domestic use or to feed their livestocks. If anyone was looking for who to marry, that was the best place to go.

…a steward must be strategic to be successful. Being strategic calls for wisdom.

In Eliezer we understand that a steward must be strategic to be successful. Being strategic calls for wisdom. Through wisdom he was successful at the task given him. In our text, we noticed that Rebekah went home with the ring and bracelets that he had given her. When Laban saw that, he knew that a suitor was waiting in the wing. While executing his assignment, he was not presumptuous neither did he act familiar. With wisdom he tested the waters and came out with excellent result.