Bible Verses About Struggles in Leadership

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

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

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

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

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

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

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

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.