Some words invoke pejorative meaning on the surface until you probe deeper. One of such words is ambition. You may have seen someone vilified for his or her ambition, and that is unwarranted. There is nothing inherently evil in having an ambition to succeed. In reality, it is ambition that drives the wheel of life. If ambition is taken away from all people, civilization and progress will come to a halt. Our worries should not be whether someone has an ambition, but what kind of ambition it is. If one desires success, all we need to know is the motivation behind the quest. In addition, we should be interested in knowing at what cost success is being pursued. If a goal, which is inseparably connected to success, is fit for the eye and the glory of God, and if the outcome of it will bring blessing for multitudes, we should not be afraid to go for it.
There is nothing inherently evil in having an ambition to succeed…it is ambition that drives the wheel of life…If one desires success, all we need to know is the motivation behind the quest…God could not have taught Joshua how to succeed If there was anything evil with it.
Lending credence to this opinion is our text. God gave Joshua the formula for a successful career. He even promised a good success. God could not have taught Joshua how to succeed If there was anything evil with it. In another place, the Bible says, “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go.” Isaiah 48:17 NKJV. Whatever God taught you how to get is safe for the soul.
