Distinctive Leadership (4) - Biblical Leadership


People-centred Leaders: Priests

Functions - Read Leviticus 16:32-34
v32 make atonement - A Priest represents God's people to stand in between God and men to reconcile sinful men to God.

Read Deuteronomy 21:5
pronounce blessings in the name of the LORD - reconciled relationship to God
decide all cases of dispute and assault - reconcile men to men

Read Job 1:5

Dangers - Read Leviticus 10:1
Any priestly duty not commanded by the LORD is unauthorized fire or strange fire

their fire not from altar of incense (irrevernt)
- care for people in man-centred ways (failure to discipline, dote on them)
- replace relational care with materialism

OR, their positions (not high priest - unauthorized substitution)
- when we try to be the substitution (elevate ourselves)
- when we idolize leaders (think prayer of a particular person has special power)

Read Ephesians 6:4
Exasperating or provokin anger
- never good enough attitude/comparing
- not encouraging
- overbearing/ controlling

Safeguard - Read Proverbs 3:12 and 13:24
He must love his followers more than
- his own reputation (want to be well-liked)
- popularity to correct or discipline them

Read Proverbs 4:3-9, cross reference Prov 1:7
- verse 4, certain instruction was passed on
- verse 5, instruction of wisdom and understanding

based on fear of LORD (Proverb 1：7）

The True Leader - Hebrew 4:14-16
Jesus is the true High Priest who continually prays for His believers. Even we may fumble in our understandings, words and motives in our prayers.


1. Have you PERSONALLY trusted in Jesus as your only Savior to bring you before God?

2. Do you trust in your own religious acts or piety to be acceptable before or be close to Him?

3. Do you lead your followers to the True Leader or do you try to replace Him by acting as a ever strong and perfect leader?

4. Do you care for your followers enough to discipline and instrust them according to God's words?

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