1 Corinthians 4: the fight for power

In any organization, it is very common the fight for power: to be friend of who are above and despise who are bellow. The Corinthian church was resembling any human organization when they were discussing who is best: Paul or Apollos? Paul said:

1-4 Don’t imagine us leaders to be something we aren’t. We are servants of Christ, not his masters. We are guides into God’s divine secrets, not security guards posted to protect them. The requirements for a good guide are reliability and accurate knowledge. It matters very little to me what you think of me, even less where I rank in popular opinion. I don’t even rank myself. Comparisons in these matters are pointless. I’m not aware of anything that would disqualify me from being a good guide for you, but that doesn’t mean much. The Master makes that judgment.

A leader is usually afraid of how their subordinates see him, however, if a Christian leader thinks as Paul, then may rest even when he is not well seen because he is aware that he must respond to the Lord and not to men.