Ezra 7:5-6 (ESV)
son
of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest— this
Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that
the LORD, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he
asked, for the hand of the LORD his God was on him.
One reason that Ezra stepped into leadership was
that he was qualified to do so. He was a descendent of Aaron, the brother of
Moses. He was properly qualified for leadership. The truth is, we need church
leaders who are properly qualified. 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 establish some of
the qualifications of leadership in the church. Ultimately the qualification is
because these church leaders are related to the right person. They are children
of God because of Jesus. That is where leadership qualification begins.
In reality, all believers are all qualified
to represent God to the world because we are related to the right person
(Jesus). We may or may not be qualified for church leadership, but as a
believer in Jesus Christ we are qualified to represent God to the world. 2
Corinthians 5:18 says, “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us
to himself and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation.”
We may not be called to be
leaders in the church. We may never be called to positions of leadership in any
way. But as believers we are all called and qualified to represent God to a
broken world. That is real leadership. It doesn’t take professionals. We are qualified.
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