The Portrait Of The Two Kinds Of Pastors As Depicted By Jesus

The Table With Brother Joshua

The disciples had been arguing as to who was the greatest among them.

In His intervention, our Lord Jesus contrasted the leadership profile of the kingdoms of this world with that in the Kingdom of God.

He stated that the leaders of the kingdoms of this world lord it over their people, and are called providers for the people.

They exalt themselves over their subjects.

Put otherwise, the leaders in the world of Satan love the recognition and the acknowledgment, and the praise of men.

After He defined the character of leadership in the kingdoms of this world, He turned to the then potential leaders in His church, and said to them:

But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you should become like the youngest, and the one who leads should become like the one who serves.

Our Lord Jesus stated clearly to His disciples that they were not to be conformed to the leadership profile of the world of Satan.

He said that those that are in the highest position in His Kingdom should humble themselves and take the lowest place amongst the brethren.

Furthermore, He said the leaders in His church should become in heart and in deed like servants to the saints.

Our Lord Jesus concluded His intervention in His disciples’ controversy in these words:

Because who is greater, the one who sits at the table, or the one who serves? It is the one at the table, isn’t it? But I am among you as one who serves

In today’s parlance, He said He was in their midst like domestic help.

We will pay particular attention to the fact that His words are present-continuous.

Simply put, His servitude was neither a one-time demonstration, nor was it sporadic, but it was what characterized His entire three years plus of His fellowship with His disciples.

Our KING exemplified for us that leadership in His Kingdom is not lordship or exaltation but is being a servant to our brethren.

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