Bible Verses About Leadership

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

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

Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

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.

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

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.

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

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

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

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.

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

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

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.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

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

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

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.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

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.

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.

That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

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

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

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:

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

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one 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:

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

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?

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

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