Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
Not of constraint, but willingly ...  "In times of persecution, lukewarm elders might regret their prominence,"[12] thus Peter admonishes elders not to quail under the pressure of the time.  Such a fact is also possibly behind Paul's words, "If any man desire the office of a bishop"  (1 Timothy 3:1).