Under / Over Leadership

I was doing some reading today on some blogs I enjoy and I came across this quoit.

"If you don't learn to lead under, you won't have as many opportunities to lead over."

The writer goes on to say .... "Your ability to lead others is directly related to your ability to follow others. Since God is the giver and the head of all authority, all people in an organization's chain of command—leaders and followers—must ultimately answer to God."

A story that comes to mind comes from the life of Jesus as is His encounter with a centurion whose servant was sick. The words of the centurion was not .... "Jesus, clearly You're in charge, clearly You are in authority—therefore, would You come heal my servant who's sick?" No, the words was you are a "man under authority." He say qualified to invoke healing power on his sick servant. Every authority is under authority. As leaders, we must challenge the process, but we must also work with the authorities that God has placed over us. And we dare not upset His plan for us by rebelling against the ones God has placed over us—whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Have a Great Day

David