For those of us in positions of leadership, we also hear the warning of Saul: do not let the voice of the people stop you from submitting to the voice of the Lord. The church of Jesus Christ is not a democracy where church members get to decide how they will worship the Lord and what they want to do as his people. No, the church is a Christocracy
where Christ rules by his Word and Spirit. He tells us in his Word how his church ought to be governed, and office-bearers must ensure that God’s Word rules in his church.
14 And Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?”