The third motive is to tell people what they need to hear, not what they necessarily wanted to hear (v. 5). Paul was meticulous about this. For example, in Galatians 2:11 he opposed Peter to his face (today we would describe this as “getting in someone’s face”) because he vacillated in his fellowship with Gentile believers. The fourth motive for leadership is to serve God, not seeking personal gain (v. 5). When Peter asked in Matthew 19:27 essentially, “What’s in it for me?” regarding his ministry,