he came to serve, and so must i

"The kings and rulers and presidents of this fallen world order exercise their authority out of a deep sense of self-promotion, out of a deep sense of {wanting to be number one}, out of a deep sense of {self-preservation,} even out of a {deep sense of entitlement.}

By contrast, Jesus exercises his authority in such a way as to seek the good of his subjects, and that takes him, finally, to the cross. He did not come to be served, (as if that were an end in itself;) even in his sovereign mission he comes to serve—to give his life a ransom for many.

Those who exercise any authority at any level in the kingdom in which Jesus is king must serve the same way—not with implicit demands of self-promotion, confidence in their right to rule, or a desire to sit at Jesus' right hand or his left hand, but with a passion to serve."

--D.A. Carson in Scandalous- The Cross and Resurrection of Christ