“17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.” – Hebrews 13:17 (ESV)
Who will give an account, all as noted in verse 17 above. Even the leaders we submit to.
When we are going through this life, it is natural if you seek a position of leadership. I believe that at some point all of us want some sort of control and be the “go to person” in what we are doing.
I also believe that we lose sight of the accountability we have once we have the authority we seek. We tend to want the “power” and someone else is responsible for that “power”.
With “power” comes responsibility, and that responsibility is greater than I believe most of us are prepared. The writer of Hebrews states clearly in verse 17 that we are to submit to leaders, however, those leaders have a responsibility to “watch over your souls”. They should do so “with joy” so as to benefit those under them.
I have had many people over me in business and I say with confidence that only a small number of them have truly been leaders that watched over my soul. Those leaders were the ones that would bat for you around every turn. They would hold you accountable for your actions and press to assist your growth and learning to the point of holding themselves accountable as they would be giving an account. These are the leaders we should seek to be if indeed we seek to be leaders.
We are all to give an account, to God for our actions as well as the actions of those in our charge.
What is it that you seek? Are you one that would like to be in a position of leadership, either formally or informally? Are you prepared to be accountable for those in your charge, whether just you, or others as well?
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