And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? (2 Kings 5:13)
Naaman was a great man and expected to do great things. He was haughty and proud, and to wash in the waters of the Jordan would be a humiliating experience. But he was being tested by God for his own good. Only by complete obedience to the Lord’s directions could he hope to find favor with God. His proud heart must yield, and he must gain the victory over his own stubborn, selfish will. He must acknowledge the God of Israel as more powerful than the idols of the Syrian groves, and the directions of Elisha as superior to his own thoughts and desires.
His servants.
How often servants prove themselves to be wiser than their masters, and underlings than kings. By heeding the words of his servants, Naaman was to find the way to life and restoration.