Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time. Almighty God is not one I would want to be resisting me, and we are told clearly that God resists anyone who is proud. Just as all Scripture, the Lord is making the path for us to be conformed to His standards for our own well-being. It is accepted in our minds that the way to a full and happy life is to get our eyes off ourselves and live for others.
Leadership occurs when that is our lifestyle.
Pride, as shown, is the prime tool used by Satan to neutralize the witness of a Christian by getting us to keep our eyes on ourselves and off others and God. When we look at ourselves, we become insensitive to others, we offend without being aware, we use others or abuse others to gain our ends. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. We have heard the story of King Uzziah in II Chronicles 26. The story tells about a king of sixteen years old that sought God, and God made him prosper.