21 Bible Verses about Being A Leader

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

'Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

An abomination to kings is doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.

And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!

Happy art thou, O land, When thy king is a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.

In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.

And thou -- thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed these over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

but ye are not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it are the outgoings of life.

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap -- not desponding;

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.

(and if any one his own house how to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ, for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink, for also the body is not one member, but many;read more.
if the foot may say, 'Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body; and if the ear may say, 'Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling? and now, God did set the members each one of them in the body, according as He willed, and if all were one member, where the body? and now, indeed, are many members, and one body; and an eye is not able to say to the hand, 'I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.' But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary, and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant, and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another, and whether one member doth suffer, suffer with it do all the members, or one member is glorified, rejoice with it do all the members; and ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues; are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all powers? have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you:

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith, for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office, so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.read more.
And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- 'According to the proportion of faith!' or ministration -- 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching -- 'In the teaching!' or he who is exhorting -- 'In the exhortation!' he who is sharing -- 'In simplicity!' he who is leading -- 'In diligence?' he who is doing kindness -- 'In cheerfulness.'

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,