Just as Moses does in Psalm 90, David also shows in Psalm 39 how important our time on this earth is. He asks God to number his days, which should be the prayer of every leader.
Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Psalm 39:4 LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Wise leaders work in such a way that they redeem the time they have.
Ephesians 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Management expert Peter Drucker identified an essential leadership principle when he said: "Effective executives do not start with their tasks. They start with their time."
As a leader, the question of the value of time must be asked again and again. Is this task worth the amount of time we are spending on it? What would happen if the leader did not ask this question? Would someone else ask it?
A leader knows exactly how valuable time is. It is not for nothing that we have the saying "Time is gold." A leader develops healthy habits around time that keep them from spending too much of it in the wrong places.
If a leader does not know what they are using their time for, that is a warning sign. But if they find scraps of time that they can bundle into a larger block, it is like finding money they can put toward achieving their goals.
Leaders know exactly what they are spending their minutes, hours, and days on.