Leading Your Household

Scripture

Ephesians 5:25-33. Joshua 24:15. 1 Timothy 3:4-5.

Headship is not hierarchy, it is covering

Biblical leadership in the home is not about being in charge. It is about being responsible. The priest brings his family to God. The provider makes sure they have what they need. The protector stands between them and what would harm them.

Priest

You set the spiritual temperature of your home. If you do not lead in prayer, worship, and the Word, someone or something else will fill the vacuum.

Provider

Provision is more than money. It is presence, attention, and direction. A father who provides money but not presence is training his children to associate love with absence.

Protector

You're the wall. Guard what your family sees, who they hear, and where they go. Protection is not paranoia. It is love with a spine.

The cost

Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her. Headship is a call to die first, not to be served first.

Reflect

• Which of the three roles are you strongest in? Which is weakest?
• Where has your household been leaderless because you were passive?
• What would your wife or children say your home smells like spiritually?