And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. Such things stir up envy in some people and cause others to think of their overseers as more trustworthy than they deserve to be thought of. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so . There is a natural, prideful tendency in us to follow people we admire, but we often admire those who are not really much better than ourselves and in fact who are just as weak and sinful as ourselves. We end up elevating teachers and leaders into a class of individuals who are unapproachable and uncorrectable.
Error goes on unchecked.
One who does all the work. One who handles the problems, the disputes, etc. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. There is always someone who is willing to take the job of king, for his own reasons. But this position of king in the Church belongs to the Lord alone.