Abstract
Servant leaders are motivated to serve their followers by agape love. Sendjaya et al. (J Manag Stud 45:402–424, 2008) defined servant leadership as having six distinct characteristics: voluntary subordination, authentic self, covenantal relationships, responsible morality, transcendental spirituality, and transforming influence. David started as a shepherd boy and brought a nation that cowered from fierce enemies to the pinnacle of its power and glory (Seevers in The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press, 2016). A study of the life of David revealed all six servant leadership characteristics in David’s leadership behavior.