Philippians 2 is one of the most brilliant passages of scripture, in my opinion. Paul masterfully gives the people instructions for living, followed by a portrait of Christ as the ultimate example of this way of living. Then, he points out two others who are examples of this way of living as well. It really takes all the excuse away. Then, in chapter 3, Paul gets to his common thought of imitating him as an example as well.
I can't get off this idea that leadership is by example. Leadership is not being in charge, but showing others how to live. If you are a leader at work, your job may put you in charge, but you are going to be much more effective if you show them how to work and model the ethic you want from them. It's easy to play the authority card, but that will usually just return to you with a bitter team, which is not the most productive team.
In your family, how do you lead? In your work, how do you lead? How do you lead at church? How do you lead in your neighborhood? I would say you should attempt to lead by example in every area of life. What do you think?
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