"I will tell His Majesty what a king is. A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field. A king does not dine while his men go hungry, nor sleep when they stand at watch upon the wall. A king does not command his men's loyalty through fear nor purchase it with gold; he earns their love by the sweat of his own back and the pains he endures for their sake. That which comprises the harshest burden, a king lifts first and sets down last. A king does not require service of those he leads but provides it to them. He serves them, not they him." - Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield. Describing Leonidas from the view of one of the characters in the book.
The question is "What kind of king are you serving, one that requires it or earns it?" It is often said that this is how a man is to love his wife and there by earn her respect and following. He must first sacrifice then she can aptly follow as seen in Ephesians 5.
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