Overseer

So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”

…and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,

This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.