Leviticus on Leadership

Matt Perman: "Leviticus 19:13 is interesting: “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him.”What does this have to do with leadership?It’s simple. Command and control leadership is an oppressive way to lead. Authoritarian leadership is a form of oppression. And this verse says “you shall not oppress your neighbor.” While the implications of this verse go far beyond leadership, they do pertain to leadership. If you lead in a way that oppresses your people, you are not leading in accord with this verse.Am I being too extreme to call authoritarian leadership a form of oppression?Obviously some forms of oppression are worse than others. I’m not classifying authoritarian leadership with slavery or other such things, which are clearly far more severe.But as Christians we are to reject all forms of oppression. And authoritarian leadership is a subtle form of oppression because it does not seek the good of those being led..."Read the rest