What God shows us is that those who He has appointed for leadership He also prepares for the same. He has a formula for preparing those in leadership positions. It’s not something that comes overnight. And once you’ve been placed in leadership, it’s not something to take lightly.
Mark 10:37: “They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.” Here James and John ask for the privilege of sitting in positions of power with Jesus in Heaven. It’s clear they don’t know what they’re asking, and it’s clear that they wouldn’t have asked the same question even a few years hence. With time in learning of Him came a better understanding of Him and what true leadership is. And they learned that this request was small-minded and petty. They came to learn that they hadn’t experienced the humbling experience of being brought low, and once they had, that this request would no longer be at the forefront of their minds.
Luke 14:11: “For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” The lesson of leadership is not to seek the position but to seek the characteristics the position requires. It seems the more we seek power the less ready we are for it. In remaining humble, we will naturally gravitate toward a mindset where true leadership is possible. It seems it’s inevitable: the lower you go, the more you’re prepared to go high.
Matthew 20:26: “But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;” Jesus came to serve and not to be served. That was a lesson He displayed daily in His life here on earth. Servant leadership is a hallmark of the Christian life. But I would go further; I would say it’s the hallmark of any true leader. It goes to the heart of the leader themselves. It shows their motives, and it shows whether they can handle it as well. You can’t be trusted with commanding the lowest ranks until you really understand what it’s like to be in their position.
Hebrews 5:14: “But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” With maturity comes a better understanding. Paul relates the understanding of the Word of God to that of drinking milk and eating meat. It doesn’t take much to drink milk; a newborn baby can do it. But it’s learning the deep things of the Word that requires experience to discern and understand what’s being said. I newborn baby can’t understand these things. But one who is mature in the faith is in position to do so. They have come to live those thing they have read. And they have come to understand them because they have experienced them.
Psalms 100:3: “Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.” This final understanding of power hinges on the fact that we aren’t the all-powerful ones, but He is. We are better positioned for leadership when we have Him as our leader. If we are the end of ourselves, we will never understand how to truly lead. It’s when we’ve bowed the knee of submission to Him where we begin our school of leadership. Until then we’ll never understand how to manage power; it will constantly be managing us.
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Mark 10:37: “They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.”
Luke 14:11: “For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”
Matthew 20:26: “But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;”
Hebrews 5:14: “But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”
Psalms 100:3: “Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”