God has a wide variety of ways of directing the steps of His people. One of those established channels is through people in authority over us, such as parents or employer. Take the following cases for example. Joseph was instructed by his father to go and check on his brothers and their flocks. Though his brothers ganged up and sold him into slavery, that was but a step closer to his ultimate destiny of being a ruler in Egypt.

When next any authority over you is engaging you, consider it as a probable way of God guiding you into destiny.

On his part, Saul was mandated by his father to go and search for missing donkeys. The frustration he encountered on that trip drove him to the Seer, Samuel. He was promptly told not to worry about the asses because they had been found. Moreover, he was told that God had chosen him to be the captain over Israel. Though he never wished or prayed for it, the throne was given to him as he simply demonstrated responsibility. Finally, David also rose to national limelight through responsibility. His father, Jesse, sent him to check on his brothers at the battlefront. It was while executing that assignment that he heard the boastful threat of Goliath. He took the gauntlet, brought down the Philistine giant and became a hero in Israel. From then on, his profile kept rising until he finally became king over all Israel. When next any authority over you is engaging you, consider it as a probable way of God guiding you into destiny.