Christ’s Leadership Standard

Job 34; 1 Corinthians 4-6 

“So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful…I have applied these things to myself and Apollos…”

1 Corinthians 4:1, 2, 6

Paul’s response to the Corinthian factions concerning leaders who have influenced them was to call them back to Christ as their focus. Leaders in the Church must be servants of Christ first. We must steward both the authority and the knowledge God has given us as a sacred trust. The empowerment of the Spirit requires us to continually surrender to the Lord’s will and way. Only God can reveal his kingdom purposes and bring lasting transformation to lives. Leadership in Christ’s kingdom is a daily exercise in radical dependency and faithful discipleship. The pride of comparisons, competition, and selfish ambition has no place in Christ’s kingdom or his leaders.

Where is the Lord inviting us to humble ourselves and repent for adopting the world’s standard of leadership?

“Lord Jesus, I humble myself before you, trusting your will and your way, for your glory.”