What does the Bible say about being a servant / servanthood?

Answer

The Bible has much to say about servanthood because its central theme is the Servant of all—Jesus Christ. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” «For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. », (Mark 10:45). When we acknowledge Jesus Christ as the rightful Lord of our lives, His lordship will be shown in how we serve others (Mark 9:35;1 Peter 4:10;John 15:12-13). How can we demonstrate love for God? Our love for God will be revealed through our love for others. “For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake” «For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. », (2 Corinthians 4:5).

True leadership is servanthood, and the greatest leader of all time is Jesus Christ. Servanthood is an attitude exemplified by Christ “who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant” (Philippians 2:6-7). The five words in the New Testament translated as “ministry” generally refer to servanthood or service given in love. Serving others is the very essence of ministry. All believers are called to ministry (Matthew 28:18-20), and, therefore, we are all called to be servants for the glory of God. Living is giving; all else is s

elfishness and boredom.

It has been rightly stated, “Rank is given to enable you to better serve those above and below you. It is not given for you to practice your idiosyncrasies” (General Bruce C. Clarke, USA, Ret). Let’s serve others by serving Christ (Colossians 3:23-24). God the Father has served us by sacrificing Christ on the cross for our sins, and we should serve others by sharing the gospel and our lives with them (1 Thessalonians 1:5-6). Those who aspire to be great in God’s kingdom must be the servant of all «But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; », (Matthew 20:26).