Moses requested that ’el (God) set a human being over the congregation of Yisra’el (Israel) to lead them on earth. And ’el (God) told Moses to set up Joshua the son of Nun (Numbers 27:15-20).
This shepherd is a chief shepherd because he is set over the entire congregation that consists of other leaders.
Moses was a chief shepherd because he passed the law (Deuteronomy 31:24 & John 1:17). And was over the entire congregation before he appointed Joshua as his successor.
This is why Moses had the authority to gather all the elders and officers of the congregation before him to give them knowledge of ’el (God) and security (Deuteronomy 31:25-28).
Solomon was described in Ecclesiastes as the “one shepherd” over the entire assembly (Ecclesiastes 1:1). Responsible for giving them knowledge of many unknown proverbs pertaining to salvation. Because the proverbs he made known were described as upright, even words of truth (Ecclesiastes 12:9-11).
He wrote the knowledge of these proverbs down in many books (Ecclesiastes 12:12; 1 Kings 4:32).
And assigned “masters of the assemblies,” under his authority to reinforce them. That the assemblies may be saved (Ecclesiastes 12:9-11).
Mashiycha (Christ) reinforced this style of leadership in the New Testament beginning with Peter. Who was the first among the apostles to answer Mashiycha’s (Christ’s) question, “who do men say I the son of man of man am?” (Mathew 16:13).
And Peter answered, “thou art the Mashiycha (Christ), the son of the living ’el (God)” (Mathew 16:15-16)
As a result, Mashiycha (Christ) said he will give Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And that he will build the church upon him showing he had the gift of a chief apostle (Mathew 16:15-19; Mathew 20:20-27 & 2 Corinthians 11:5).
Today Peter’s answer is an unknown proverb that requires another living chief apostle like him now days.
