Authority cannot be bought or sold, given or taken away.
INTENTIONS + ACTION = WILL
Who then is the greatest leader? The one who has served the most.
Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good.
You can get a few seasons out of power, even accomplish some things, but over time power can be very damaging to relationships.
A rut... is little more than a coffin with the ends kicked out.