No, song leading is not an office in the church. It's a ministry on its own, just as the music department is also a ministry. That is why song leaders are supposed to be in prayer and must be in the spirit at all times and not be engaged in worldly things.

Song leading is not for a show. A song leader must be a spiritual person in order to lift up the spirit of others in the church. If song leaders get carnal, it affects their song leading.

They are to worship and lead songs as the prophet said and prepare the people for the Word.

Carnal song leaders quench the spirit, and the people do not benefit but end up complaining about them, and that is why carnal people can't be song leaders.

The pastor observes the conduct and level of spiritual growth of the people before giving them positions.

This can be changed at any time when the pastor realises such individuals are getting out of line or making the running of the ministry difficult.

We must always do things to allow the spirit of God to flow freely in the church, and anything that will take that away must be cut off.

If a person desires to lead songs, he can let the pastor know about it, and the pastor will pray and act as the Lord leads, and not because the person has the desire to do something. I want the spirit of God to lead His church. Like I always say, Mount Sunset Country Church belongs to the Lord, and no man will ever own It. He sets the pastor there to be the head of His church and officers, helps and governments to help carry out His work.

Every position in the church is unique, and the requirement for each is different. However, there are some positions in the church that require the people to be married, for instance, ministers, deacons, trustees, treasurers, and Sunday school superintendent. Others such as song leaders and other workers do not so much require for the people to be married.

All these offices and workers must live Christian lives, and the married ones must be loyal to their wives. They must always be at their post of duties at all times.

The pastor can't appoint someone for a position when he knows very well that the person is not faithful in the things of God and is not at church at all times.

In closing, the pastor must know his congregation well enough to give them positions and must also be strong enough to take them off their positions if he realises they are not pillars but caterpillars who are not there to help but to destroy.

Hope this helps. I will be sending you some quotes of the prophet soon to buttress some of these points.

In a message Thirsting for Life preached in 1959 paragraph 42, the prophet prayed a prayer. " Bless this little Beulah Temple. Bless it's lovely pastor, and all of its deacons, and the board, and all the laity. May it long stand as a memorial to Jesus Christ and to His cause. May from here go missionaries and - and ministers that'll help evangelize the world. Bless every effort that they put forth. And these brethren here, and the sisters from Canada, the- the song leaders, and - and the musicians, we pray, Lord, that You'll bless their ministry. Make it rich, Father. Give them souls for their hire because we believe that's the desire of their hearts. "

If you take another person's property or item without the owner's knowledge or concern, it is stealing. It is even worse when you don't own up to the theft.

The Bible admonishes us to ask for anything we want, and it will be given to us. That applies to everything. As a Christian, you must never take anything from someone without asking, no matter who the person is.

If the person curses you, it may affect you because you have willingly gone out from God's protection.

Praying to God for forgiveness will not be enough until you confess to the person for forgiveness.

Life has consequences, and what we sow is what we reap.

Again, if you are not the one who stole but know about the theft and decide to keep it a secret, God will not forgive you because God hates people who hide sin.

If anyone knows any situation like that, the person should not even wait for a minute to let the Pastor know because it is a great sin before the Lord for anyone to indulge in such immoral conduct.

Since we don't know what tomorrow holds, sin must be dealt with quickly before it's too late.

How does God see such people? He sees them as hell-bound people until they completely and thoroughly repent.

The Bible says those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Anyone who knows any situation like that in any church and keeps quite over it without letting the Pastor know is a person who condones sin. God will not be happy with him/her too.

It's not O. K. It's a spirit that does not like to follow but lead. It's a spirit that always wants to lead or be recognised. It's a combination of pride and selfishness presented in a subtle way, so pray against it.

There are people who don't appreciate anything unless they are part of it or unless they are playing a leading role. That is not the Spirit of Christ. Pray about it. I'll support you in prayer too.

This is beautifully said. I like the way you quoted Sriptures and the Message. I like that!

As I said earlier, we should always expect good things from the LORD because He promised them to us.

My emphasis is on the APPROACH and the ATTITUDE with which we give to the LORD.

Brother Branham said if he knows the LORD will send him to hell, he will still love and serve Him. In other words, he's not serving the LORD because he knows the Lord will take him to heaven. But he is serving Him because he loves Him.

So if everything we do for Him is done by LOVE for Him, then we're getting it right.

We have no doubt He will honour His WORD concerning us because He's God.

Consider this scenario:
A brother does all he can for the LORD because he loves Him. He also believes that when he honours the WORD of the Lord, he will be rewarded as the LORD has promised.

Another brother is also serving the LORD just as the first brother is serving Him. But he is serving the LORD because of what he will get from Him, not because he loves Him. He knows the LORD does not fail His promise, so he serves Him to benefit from Him.

Which of these brothers would you like to be? I believe you would like to be the brother who serves the LORD because he loves Him.

I would like you to see tithing in this light. You are obeying the Scriptures because you love Him.

I hope this illustration helps?