When Jesus said to the disciples "come follow Me" they did what He asked them to do. They dropped everything and followed Jesus. That is what a disciple does, they obey and follow instructions. When God sent Elijah to Elisha, what happened. Elisha stopped working with his oxen and followed Elijah to become a disciple.

Jesus lived and taught His disciples and we must be willing to do the same today if we want to raise up disciples that will further the Kingdom of God. Also the disciples must be willing to learn and be obedient as true disciples in the bible are obedient to their leaders.

In todays American church we seem to use informational discipleship, which means that people are attending meetings and calling themselves disciples without obedience or sacrifice. To be a disciple you must follow and obey. I am a disciple because like Elisha I follow a man of God and I trust God to use that man to lead me to greater influence and obedience to Jesus.

A leading christian blog author Ron English in an article titled "What Manner of Man is This?" that the disciples obeyed Jesus because they saw some of His works.

The dictionary definition of disciple according to dictionary.com:
A person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower

Watch this video to learn more about true discipleship and the cost.