Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, "Let not the king do wrong to his servant David; he has not wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly. He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The LORD won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David by killing him for no reason?"

Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: "As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death."

So Jonathan called David and told him the whole conversation. He brought him to Saul, and David was with Saul as before. 1 Samuel 19:4-7

Leaders need good advisers and counselors. The Book of Proverbs is full of verses that mention wisdom in counsel and insight. Leaders rarely get good counsel. The primary issue that prevents good advice from reaching the leader is self-interest of the counselor.

Think about it. You now believe a program is great but it just happens to go against what you originally proposed 2 weeks ago. What do you do? Do you make yourself look bad by advising against your previous program or do you stick with what you originally said? If your job is on the line, you will not make yourself look bad. Therefore, is your counsel worth anything? Probably not. On the other hand, if you give counsel and your advice is taken, you look like a genius.

Continue to pray that the leaders of the Free West get good counsel, and that the leaders of those nations choose them wisely.