So many desire to lead, and truly it is a noble and brave thing. Many have fallen into a position unaware, some have strategically placed themselves there. Yet God is the ultimate qualifier of a leader. Whenever God calls a leader to come forth, more often than not He chooses an unlikely subject. Moses, a rescued slave child, lead a nation and stood before kings, Gideon, a contraband gardener with an attitude, conquered armies, and my favorite, David, a shepherd boy, became a giant slayer and anointed as king. In each case, God looked at one thing. Their hearts. Each leader was chosen, because they had a heart to follow and a heart to serve, a heart that yielded towards God.

1 Samuel 16:6-7 (KJV)
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.