Most of them had the Moses complex. They did not volunteer for or ask for leadership responsibilities. We asked them to consider accepting those responsibilities because of their spiritual gifts and experience. They were willing to give it a try, or in some cases they were elected to their leadership roles by their peers. Some of them were the only ones available or willing to work in that role.
People come into leadership positions for various reasons.
The higher you go in leadership responsibility, the less opportunity you have to volunteer for positions of influence. You tend to be selected either by your peers, a group of executives above you, or some sort of corporate body or search committee. A pastor may search for a church to lead, but the process is not really in his control. One of the great traits search committees should look for is an openness and willingness to serve, a servant's heart. In fact I shy away from choosing people who are overly aggressive, maneuvering, and politicking for positions of leadership.