Characteristics
of a Good Government Leader
There
are many different characteristics that people can have. Some are
good and desirable, and some are not. The people who need good
characteristics the most are government leaders. Here are some
characteristics that all people should have, especially if they are
leaders.
The
first one is honesty. Leaders need to be honest with the citizens of
their country. However, many leaders tell the citizens one thing
while campaigning and then do something totally different once they
are in office. Judges also need to have a good sense of honesty in
order to make just and proper court rulings. If the leaders of a
country have honesty, then they will lead their country well.
The
second characteristic is willingness to work hard. People who are
leading a country or other large group of people need to be willing
to lead by example. Leaders also have to deal with large amounts of
work to keep things running smoothly. Willingness to work is very
necessary when the nation depends upon the people who are leading it.
The
next characteristic is justice. In order for a nation to prosper,
justice must be kept. Without justice, crime will run rampant, and
the morale of the people will rapidly collapse. Justice must be used
to find and punish criminals who are roaming the streets. When
justice is not used, God is not pleased, and will remove His
blessing.
Another
characteristic is love of peace. Leaders must try to avoid war if
they can, and must fight only to protect the people and prevent evil
from taking over. Leaders who have tried to start wars end up
defeated by the people they warred against. An example of this is
Hitler, who tried to take over the world by force in 1939. He caused
a long and destructive war, but was thoroughly defeated by the Allied
forces in 1944.
A
final - and very important - characteristic is Godliness. A leader
must be Godly and take the country in a direction that pleases God if
he wishes the country to prosper. If the nation turns away from God,
God will stop blessing that country and begin punishing them for
rebelling against Him.
There
are several examples of good leaders throughout our country's
history. Our first president, George Washington, was a very Godly and
honest man. He wanted justice served and was willing to work hard to
see that the country was running well according to Godly principles.
A
more recent example is President Ronald Reagan. Like George
Washington, he was also an honest, Godly man who wanted justice
served and was willing to work hard to get things done. The country
prospered with God's blessings under both of these presidents.
A
Biblical example of a good leader is Joshua. Throughout the book of
Joshua, there are many times of simply following God's direction, no
matter what other people may have thought would have been better. In
Joshua 2:3-14 and 6:21-22, there is a story where Joshua shows
honesty and justice, when his men, while out spying, promised a
certain woman and her family their lives in exchange for her helping
them escape. Joshua and his men kept their word, saving the woman and
her family from the destruction of the city.
There
are many people in this world, all with different characteristics.
However, there are few people who have these characteristics, and
only they should be leaders.
