In the context of the Bible, the term "directors" is not explicitly used as it is understood in modern organizational or corporate settings. However, the concept of leadership and guidance, which aligns with the role of a director, is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. Biblical figures who acted as leaders, overseers, or guides can be seen as fulfilling roles similar to that of a director.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, leadership roles were often divinely appointed. Moses, for example, served as a director of the Israelites, leading them out of Egypt and through the wilderness. His leadership was characterized by direct communication with God, as seen in Exodus 3:10, where God commands him, "So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt."

The role of judges in Israel also reflects the concept of directors. Judges were raised by God to lead and deliver Israel from oppression. They provided guidance and made decisions for the people, as seen in Judges 2:16, "Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of these raiders."

Kings in Israel, such as David and Solomon, acted as directors over the nation. They were responsible for governance, military leadership, and spiritual oversight. David's leadership is highlighted in 1 Samuel 18:14, "And David continued to prosper in all his ways, for the LORD was with him."

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the role of directors can be seen in the leadership of the early church. The apostles, particularly Peter and Paul, provided direction and oversight to the burgeoning Christian communities. Acts 6:2-4 illustrates the apostles' role in directing the affairs of the church: "So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, 'It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.'"

The pastoral epistles, such as 1 Timothy and Titus, provide instructions for church leaders, often referred to as overseers or elders, who function similarly to directors. 1 Timothy 3:1-5 outlines the qualifications for an overseer, emphasizing the importance of character and ability to manage: "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, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity."

Spiritual Leadership

The Bible emphasizes that true leadership or direction comes from God. Proverbs 3:5-6 advises, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." This underscores the belief that directors, whether in a spiritual or secular context, should seek divine guidance in their decision-making processes.

The role of directors, as understood through a biblical lens, involves stewardship, guidance, and the responsibility to lead others in accordance with God's will. This is reflected in the teachings of Jesus, who exemplified servant leadership, as seen in Mark 10:43-45: "But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."

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... Wherein the same thing is treated of; Discoursing the Interests which some Confessors
and Spiritual Directors use to have; in which are declared the Qualities ...
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Instructions and Counsels to Confessors and Spiritual Directors.
... Internal and External Penance. CHAP. VI. Instructions and Counsels to
Confessors and Spiritual Directors. 28. The highest and most ...
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Personalia
... Some days before the meeting was to take place the secretary of the board of directors
of the Academy called at my office with a notice that the directors ...
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Why an External Guide is Necessary in the Beginning. ...
... Sec. Sec. 9, 10. Actual illumination oft necessary to external directors. Sec. Sec.
11, 12, 13. ... Sec. 17. Conditions necessary in directors. Sec. Sec. 18, 19. ...
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Unwise Interference.
... Besides, these latter require less direction than others in consequence of having
attained to this state with the help of very good directors. ...
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The Spiritual Guide which Disentangles the Soul
... CHAP. VI. Instructions and Counsels to Confessors and Spiritual Directors.
CHAP. VII. Wherein the same thing is treated of; Discoursing ...
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Temptations and Trials.
... If, as spiritual books, preachers, directors of souls and good Christians aver,
incessant afflictions are necessary for people in the world, and that without ...
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Making Haste to be Rich.
... That's the way it's done?". "Yes. You ought to take about a hundred shares, which
will make it easy for us to have you put into the Board of Directors.". ...
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A Memorial
... Prayer, by reason of the great abstraction which it requires from all things that
are not God; lest the ensuing confessors and directors should mistake the ...
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Gherardi Sat for Two or Three Minutes in Absolute Silence. ...
... But I can find nowhere in His Gospel that He wished us to turn Religion into a sort
of stock-jobbing company managed by sacerdotal directors in Rome!". ...
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Directors (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Directors (4 Occurrences). Matthew 23:10 nor may ye be
called directors, for one is your director -- the Christ. (YLT). ...
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Director (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or
corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad ...
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Deacon (4 Occurrences)
... conclusion is that the Seven may be called the first deacons only in the sense that
they were the earliest recorded helpers of the Twelve as directors of the ...
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Direction (128 Occurrences)
... a southeasterly direction. 5. (n.) The body of managers of a corporation
or enterprise; board of directors. 6. (n.) The pointing ...
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Deaconess (1 Occurrence)
... conclusion is that the Seven may be called the first deacons only in the sense that
they were the earliest recorded helpers of the Twelve as directors of the ...
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Directs (6 Occurrences)

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Board (47 Occurrences)
... management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board
of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners ...
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Bank (28 Occurrences)
... of exchange; an institution incorporated for performing one or more of such functions,
or the stockholders (or their representatives, the directors), acting in ...
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