Leadership

So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of Yahweh may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”

But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

“‘“My servant David will be king over them. They all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in my ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, who dwell by themselves in a forest, in the middle of fertile pasture land, let them feed; in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

Therefore, you shepherds, hear Yahweh’s word:

These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’

Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”

“‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear Yahweh’s word:

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.