11 Bible Verses about Being A Leader

Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself,

And as you wish men to do to you, do you also in like manner to them.

But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister;

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a workman that will not be put to shame, rightly dividing the word of truth.

But you shall not be so. But let the greater among you be as the younger, and the chief as he that serves.

Let us not be weary of well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.

Obey your guides and be in subjection; for they watch for your souls as having to give an account, that they may do this with joy and not with grief; for this is unprofitable for you.

For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body being many are one body, so also is Christ; for we have all been baptized with one Spirit in one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and have all been made to drink one Spirit. For the body also is not one member but many.read more.
If the foot says, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? and if the ear says, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body was an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole was a hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has placed the members each one of them in the body, as he pleased. But if all were one member, where would be the body? But now there are many members, but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, or again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you; but much more those members of the body which seem to be weak are necessary, and those which we esteem to be less honorable members of the body, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our uncomely members have more abundant comeliness, for our comely ones have no need. But God has commingled the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which was lacking, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; and if one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it. And you are a body of Christ, and members in particular. And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then powers, then gifts of performing cures, aids, governments, different tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all powers? have all gifts of performing cures? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But desire earnestly the best gifts: and I will still more fully show you the way.

For I say through the grace given me, to every one among you, not to be higher-minded than he ought to be, but to think soberly, as God has distributed to each the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office, so we, the many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of another;read more.
but having different gifts according to the grace given us, if prophecy [let us prophesy] according to the analogy of the faith, if a service [let us labor] in the service, if one teaches, in teaching, if one exhorts in the exhortation, he that gives, with simplicity, he that rules, with diligence, he that exercises mercy, with cheerfulness.

having a form of piety but denying its power; and these avoid.