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Leviticus 21:6
The call to spiritual leadership is a great privilege and honour. Good leaders propel people forward. Bad leaders pull people backward. In Leviticus 21:16-20, God spoke to Moses about the qualification of priests to serve in the house of God. Like the sacrifices that had to be free from defects, the priests were to typify Christ’s perfection (Heb 9:13-14).
There were 12 conditions given for the selection of priests. Although they were all physical conditions, they have spiritual applications for the contemporary believer today.
(1) No man who is blind. You have to be a person of vision and revelation. A leader leads from the front. If you don’t know what God is saying and where He is taking you, you can’t be a leader in the House of God.
(2) No man who is lame. God is holy. If you are not walking uprightly with the Lord, you can’t be His leader.
(3) No man with flat nose (KJV). In the Bible, the nose symbolizes spiritual discernment. A leader has to be a discerner of people’s hearts (Heb 5:14).
(4) No man with any limb too long. This speaks of those who are unbalanced in doctrine or those who have added teachings that are not of God. Such people would lead Christians astray.
(5) No man with a broken foot. Proverbs 25:19 talks about an unfaithful man as a person with a broken foot. A leader has to be reliable and trustworthy.
(6) No man with a broken hand. Such a priest can’t carry the vessels of the Lord in the tabernacle. His service would be faulty. A leader must have ability to serve God well.
(7) No man who is hunchback. A leader must be able to shoulder burdens. He must have a steely backbone to carry the weight of the ministry.
(8) No man who is a dwarf. Someone who is immature and stunted in his spiritual growth can’t be a leader in God’s house.
(9) No man with a defect in his eye. Jesus talks about being single-eyed (Matt 6:22, KJV). Being focused and determined to fulfil the vision of the Lord is a leadership qualification.
(10) No man with scurvy (KJV). This person is not properly nourished in his life. A leader has to feed on daily manna from heaven- The Word of God.
(11) No man with a scab. You can’t be a leader if your life is not spotless and without blemish. A leader of God must have proven character and a good reputation.
(12) No man who is a eunuch. A leader in God’s house must have the capacity to produce life and bring forth fruit.
SO above are the quality of a leader, understand tt though some of u may have some disability but it doesn’t means u can’t serve God anymore, cuz everyone has their own purpose… U may not be a leader, but u still can be a history maker in other’s lives… God will always use whatever u had n use it for His purpose… Cuz everyone is created y Him n He had already have planned what He is gg to do in ur life…