Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees (Psalm 25:8-10).
Today my own thoughts on humility come from the leadership works I have read from both the business and the religious world. For me, humility is recognition that no one person outside of Jesus, known as the word or wisdom of God (John 1:1-18) alone has the wisdom required for effective leadership.
The best leaders of the past used their listening powers to gain wisdom. A man named Moses was leading the people of Israel and he put together a team to aid in wisdom and judgment. An Israelite king named Solomon prayed for wisdom. And even modern national leaders who are wise will put together leadership areas, such as wise cabinets, so that current problems and solutions will be defined from a number of different angles so that a wiser decision will be made.
The wisdom of God is briefly summed up in "... love God, neighbor, enemy, and self ...". How we do that in some specific situations just may well require that we put our minds together. At least that has been my life-experience.
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