When Leaders (Men) Step Back | Judges 19

What happens when the ones meant to protect… don’t? SUMMARY: Judges 19 is one of the darkest chapters in Scripture, exposing the devastating cost of abdicated leadership. A Levite chooses self-preservation over protection, outrage over repentance, and passivity over courage—and the vulnerable suffer for it. This chapter confronts men with a hard truth: when leaders step back, chaos steps in, and only Christ can restore what abdication destroys. REFLECTION & SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Where am I choosing self-protection over responsibility? 2. Who has paid the price for my passivity? 3. Why is stepping back often easier than stepping up? 4. How does outrage sometimes replace repentance in my life? 5. What does godly courage look like in everyday leadership? 6. Where do I need to confess before I criticize? 7. How does Jesus redefine strength in this chapter’s contrast? 8. Who is vulnerable in my circle right now? 9. What fear keeps me silent when I should speak? 10. What’s one concrete way I can stand in the gap this week? Read more about PROJECT23 👉🏼 https://beresolute.org/project23/ Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMTXiJbuAVrF2hTJgnYK5qw/join Check out all Vince Miller's videos and audios for small groups at https://beresolute.org/ Get Vince's most widely read resource, The Daily Devotional, at https://beresolute.org/mdd Check out more ALL IN products like the one Vince is wearing at: https://beresolute.org/product-category/all-in-hats/ Connect with Vince socially: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/millervince INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vinceleemiller LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincemiller TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vinceleemiller