One Thing Leadership

Today, we were studying in Revelation where we see the activity of the 24 Elders.
It helps to really ponder in your heart the reality of heaven. That right now, there is worship going on around the throne, Jesus is interceding for us, that the Cherubim and Seraphim are gazing at the Glory of God crying Holy! Holy! Holy! That there are legions of Angels engaged in the worship going on right now....I have been meditating on this and had an experience in the Lord the other night.
During out time of worship, I was down on the floor with hundreds of people. Hardly anyone stays in their seats here, most just go forward to the front. It's just a great bit party!
So we are worshipping, and I have my eye's closed. I have a sudden realization...not really a feeling but a knowing, that we are in the throne room. I open my eye's....the room is still there, but when I shut them, I'm immediately back in the throne room. I realize that this is what it means to be "seated in heavenly places with Christ." I become aware of the throne...it's not a completely clear vision...hazy a bit, like maybe my eye's are unable to see into this realm well yet. I see Jesus feet, and begin to look up towards the throne. At one point everyone in heaven was joined in our worship but now, heaven is silent as the Lord enjoys our offering of worship and love to Him. The feeling was that He wanted all of heaven to hear us and enjoy what He was enjoying. He pointed at me leaning to speak to someone. At first, I didn't believe He was pointing at me, then when I realized He was, I broke down weeping. At that moment, just to be seen by Him, was enough to cause my heart to never want to leave there. I remember the feeling of panic as we began to descend from that room. I never wanted to leave. I begged the Lord to let me stay. He held His hand up as if to say, 'not yet.'
Imagination? I questioned the experience myself. But I do know the loss I felt was real. The joy inexplicable of His glance was real. My heart burning within me was real.
I began asking the Lord last year for a vision of heaven. I knew that if I could see what was happening there, I would understand the superiority of the pleasures of God, and that the earthly pleasures that we slave for would look like the trash they are. Count it all as dung, the word says.
I digress from the original intent of this post, off on a bunny trail....
The Elders.....their example of how God administrates His kingdom....we find them sitting on thrones around God. This speaks of rest in God's presence. I can't personally see sitting in the presence of God...seems like you would just have to be on your face, but the Elders are sitting. Then at various times, they worship and give thanks, interceding, declare what they see, and throw themselves on their faces. This is our model of leadership. Resting in the presence of God, worshipping, and giving thanks, interceding for what's on His heart, able to hear that because we have spent time at His feet, declaring what we have seen and throwing ourselves on our face before His throne in thanksgiving and humility. If we were to do this faithfully, our days would be ordered by the Lord and we would see His glory come into our lives, our work, especially our works for the Lord. I don't know who these Elders are, the bible doesn't say, but they are the highest rank, if you will, of human beings in God's kingdom. Look to the Father's....see their example. On earth..as it is in heaven!