A little background on the book of Joshua:

The book depicts the account of the Israel ‘s conquest of the Promised Land, which began around 1450 BC, and lasted for approximately 5-7yrs. 

The Characters of this book consist of God, who spoke and directed Joshua, Moses who handed over to Joshua, the 12 tribes, leaders of cities conquered, and of course Joshua the main character.

Joshua was a great leader with great military skills, he was a person of integrity, and could be trusted by God to deliver. Joshua was totally dependent on God for directions and how to navigate his assignment. Though a skilled military man, he chose to obey God’s order  on how to bring a city like Jericho down(chapter 6), even when it didn’t make sense to human logic. Joshua communicated clearly the mind of God to the people, and also was stern with them(Joshua 24:15). Joshua was fair in his allotment of lands, following all of God’s commandments. Joshua was humble; he took care of everyone before he took care of himself. 

The biggest lesson however, learned from Joshua is that when a leader acts out of disobedience, there are consequences (Joshua 9:14). And also, there was no record of anyone who succeeded him, like he succeeded Moses. 

To conclude, though there’s no perfect leader, but a leader who does not derail from God’s word will always finish well.

-Sosasmama