20 Bible Verses about Leadership

For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,

So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;

And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?

And he said to him, O Lord, how may I be the saviour of Israel? See, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.

And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God. And the day came and, turning to his disciples, he made a selection from among them of twelve, to whom he gave the name of Apostles; Simon, to whom he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomewread more.
And Matthew and Thomas and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was named the Zealot, And Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, he who was false to him.

Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.

Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.