Lessons in Leadership

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Religion & Spirituality, Education

5 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Ecclesiastes 10:2-7, 16-20) Leadership is not merely about those you are over, but about what principles you are under. We have a tendency to make much about being in charge, yet the Bible emphasizes the importance of leaders who follow God first. (09191250808) Keep Studying Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. 👉 Take the next step on your journey with Jesus —start today at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides thousands of Bible studies and resources for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/ Thank You! All new and returning donors will receive FREE access to two of Scott's audiobooks (read by him). You may make a one-time gift or set up a fully customizable recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Solomon closes the book of Ecclesiastes with these words. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
0:15.1	Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
0:24.0	Each of us have been given only one life.
0:30.4	What will we do with it? Life, it's not a game. And in this journey through the book of Ecclesiastes, Scott Pauley will guide us to better understand the true meaning of life.
0:39.5	Leadership is one of the buzzwords of today.
0:42.9	In fact, you go to the average bookstore, and you'll see an entire section just on
0:46.6	leadership books and they're constantly coming out.
0:50.5	In fact, the emphasis of Scripture is not so much on leadership as it is on followship.
0:57.5	You see, leaders are followers first.
1:00.0	Really what leaders are are those who are following the Lord in the spiritual realm,
1:05.3	following the Lord and leading others to do the same.
1:08.3	And even in the secular realm, a leader is someone who is to be following
1:13.0	principle, following law, following in a certain area so that they can give a good example,
1:21.3	a pattern for others to follow. In other words, it's not about being just in charge. It's not about being the boss.
1:30.3	It's not just about who you're over. It's about what principles you operate under.
1:36.2	And scripture really, I think, helps clarify so much of this. We come today to Ecclesiastes
1:40.6	chapter 10 to find scattered throughout the chapter a number of Solomon's
1:46.9	lessons in leadership. Now, he was a king, and as a general rule, the people I'm talking to,
1:53.5	we don't live in a society with kings, but the principles of leadership continue.
2:01.0	When you state of the Bible, you're always living in two worlds,
2:03.5	the world of the Bible writer and reader and the world that we live in.
2:08.2	It's all God's world, of course, at different times,
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