1 Chronicles 22:11-13 NASB

Now, my son, the LORD be with you that you may be successful, and build the house of the LORD our God just as he has spoken concerning you.  Only the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.  Then you shall prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel.  Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.

The writer of Ecclesiastes, in his own honest and cynical way, said, "the writing of many books is endless..." (12:11).  That's the way I feel about books on leadership:  endless!  I weary of the pontificating going on on this subject.  Much of it, I think, is an ego trip about our own importance. I believe Christian leadership is as serious and simple as what King David admonished his son Solomon concerning the building of the Temple, or, as he called it here, "the house of the LORD".

1. Know that the LORD is truly with you personally.  David's main concern to Solomon was, "the LORD be with you that you may be successful."  There would be nothing more foolhardy than to tackle something in your own power. This is the height of arrogance.  Tragically, some look successful with "their building projects", but there is nothing of true success in it, which is the second point.
2. Know that what you are building is truly of the LORD.  We pull God into way too many things these days to try to prove spiritual credibility. I wonder what "the burning day" will reveal?
3. Know that your call to leadership is truly of the LORD.  David was able to say to Solomon, "build the house of the LORD our God just as he has spoken concerning you."   This thing David calls "discretion and understanding" has nothing to do with the reading of leadership books. It comes from the LORD.
4. Know that your heart is truly for the LORD.  Here's what David said to Solomon:  "Then you shall prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel."

Like I said, the role of leadership is that serious and that simple.  We must learn whatever else we need to learn along the way, but we dare not ignore these four corner stones of Christian leadership.  I think this calls for some serious seeking and honesty before God because these things we must know.