Greatness in the Kingdom is service. There are no openings in the Kingdom of Heaven for bosses, only forservants. Christ's leadership model envisions everyone serving everyone.
In this conversation recorded in Matthew 20:20-28 there are twelve poor men willing to be rich and one rich Man willing to be poor: “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9; NKJV).
Only those willing to spiritually occupy the lowest position will be accorded the highest. This doesn’t mean there are to be no leaders in a local church, but that those who lead do so, paradoxically, through serving. To rise in the Kingdom of Heaven, one must stoop.
There is no higher calling in the Kingdom of Heaven than that of service. Follow the example of the King. Aspire to greatness in the Kingdom of Heaven: Humble yourself and serve somebody with the ability GOD has given you!
Jason Cicero
