The Holy Spirit lives in every born-again believer, He is the authority over the person in whom He dwells. No man can be authority over a person who has the Holy Spirit, that would mean that person has authority over the Holy Spirit.
When we look to men for our authority it is the same as ignoring the Holy Spirit in us.
John 16:13-14 "13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
Notice that everyone participates in the Body and everyone is subject to the Holy Spirit. If one party forgets to speak from the Holy Spirit another person will correct and help them return to truth. No one is exempt from correction or teaching.
2 Timothy 2:23-25 "…23 But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. 24 And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. 25 He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.…"
In this passage, this translation says "able to teach" for a leader but the original language conveys; "teachable himself." A leader is only qualified to teach if he is teachable himself.
May each one of us seek the Holy Spirit to fulfill what He has called us to do. Let us not think up our own way but seek His will for us.
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