Bible Verses About Leadership Succession

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good.

And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.

And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.

Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.

Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.