We often don’t equate kingly status with shepherds. Sheep are not found in royal courts but in fields and valleys. Kings are not found sleeping in fields or weathering storms but in royal courts. Shepherd leadership reveals something significant about a relationship to power. When God looks for a leader and king, He seeks a shepherd. Some of the great characters of the Bible were shepherds. This status of servant-leadership embodies that which reflects the heart of God Himself. That which God calls “great,” or royal, is a servant's heart.