Born to Lead Gen. 1:26-31

You and I were born to lead.

1. We were made in God's image.
Gen. 1:26 Let us make man in our image according to our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps the earth.

2. God commanded both male and female to have dominion.
Gen. 1:27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them.
As we can see both men and women have the authority and ability to lead. Being a leader is not gender specific.

3. We are to rule over the earth, but not necessarily over each other.
Gen. 1:28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.
We were not directed to rule over each other, but over the earth's creatures. Throughout the history of the world into today we can see cases where people tried to force their rule over others.

4. All of us are to serve one another in the areas of our gifting and purpose.
Gen. 1:29-30 And God said, "See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food"; and it was so.
God created everything for a purpose. You and I are a seed that has to find what specific purpose we were brought to life from God to create. Each of us should ask God, "Lord, what's my specific purpose?"

5. Each persons leadership is best utilized in their particular area of giftedness.
Gen. 1:31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
When we discover our gifts we will naturally lead in those areas where we are most productive, influential, and satisfied.