2 Chron. 21

King Jehoram slaughtered all his siblings to prevent anyone from usurping him as king. To me, this is the ultimate of ambition … you are willing to do anything to get ahead. This sick kind of ambition leads to misery. God gave him a disease of the bowels and he only lasted until he was 40 years old. He paid a painful price for his murderous ambition.

Nobody likes this kind of person. He was not mourned when he died, and very little respect was paid to him at his passing.

On the contrary, when a leader puts others first, he endears people to him. His goal is that others succeed. This is the true heart of every caring parent. They want their offspring to succeed. These qualities are found in good leaders.