^{Hi, everyone.  I'm in Exodus, Chapter 18.  Moses and the people of Israel have left centuries of slavery in Egypt and are now discovering that freedom has its own set of challenges.  At this point, Moses reunites with his wise father-in-law, Jethro, who has some advice to Moses about the importance of delegation, and the characteristics of a good leader.  We pick the narrative at verse thirteen:}   

¹³  And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening.
¹⁴  So when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?"
¹⁵  And Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
¹⁶  When they have a difficulty, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God and His laws."
¹⁷  So Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good.
¹⁸  Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.
¹⁹  Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God.
²⁰  And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
²¹  Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Note:  Characteristics of leaders:  competent (able), reverent, honest, despising anything that would tarnish integrity.  The same characteristics are required for leaders of small or great authority.  The Lord Jesus would later speak of those who are faithful in small things will be given greater responsibilities.

Luke 16:10 (New King James Version of the Bible)
¹⁰  He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.

I suspect this is true in employment or volunteer matters as well as in spiritual or religious matters.  If you are ambitious, be a servant.  If you want to be promoted, prove to be trustworthy.  But there is a caveat to this principle in matters of business and employment.  In those arenas some people prosper through deceit and self-promotion, and gain advancement when others were more deserving.  The Lord sees through such things, and is never beguiled or fooled.  Better to be the faithful employee who is overlooked than the one who is promoted but does not deserve the promotion. 

Back to what the Lord wants.  Take a look at your life and your circumstances.  What do you like about your life?  What do you dislike?  What are your opportunities?  Do you think that you are where you are by chance, or do you think there is a purpose for you living where you are, with the people that you know, with the challenges and hopes that you have.  Are you making the most of your opportunities or are you too busy wishing things would change to actually do anything? What does being faithful to the Lord in all things, small or great, look like with the unique characteristics of your life right now?  Everyone has leadership responsibilities, to make the most of their own lives, and most have more beyond that.  How are you doing?