Alma 4

Alma, who was the presiding High Priest over all the Churches througout the land, also was serving as the Chief Judge over the Nephites. You can sense the priorities of Alma as -

"...having seen the afflictions of the humble followers of God, and the persecutions which were heaped upon them by the remainder of his people, and seeing all their inequality, began to be very sorrowful; nevertheless the Spirit of the Lord did not fail him." (Book of Mormon Alma 4:15)

So he -

"...selected a wise man who was among the elders of the church, and gave him power according to the voice of the people, that he might have power to enact laws according to the laws which had been given, and to put them in force according to the wickedness and the crimes of the people.
17 Now this man's name was Nephihah, and he was appointed chief judge; and he sat in the judgment-seat to judge and to govern the people.
18 Now Alma did not grant unto him the office of being high priest over the church, but he retained the office of high priest unto himself; but he delivered the judgment-seat unto Nephihah." (Book of Mormon Alma 4:16 - 18)

Alma gave up his temporal job to allow more service in his spiritual job. In doing so, being the presiding high priest over multiple churches or in today's terms - wards, he explains his responsibility or purpose -

"...that he himself might go forth among his people, or among the people of Nephi, that he might preach the word of God unto them, to stir them up in remembrance of their duty, and that he might pull down, by the word of God, all the pride and craftiness and all the contentions which were among his people, seeing no way that he might reclaim them save it were in bearing down in pure testimony against them." (Book of Mormon Alma 4:19)

As we ponder his purpose, it was -

"...to stir them up in remembrance of their duty..." (Book of Mormon Alma 4:19)

Their duty being from our baptismal covenants being -

"...willing to bear one another's burdens, that they may be light;
9 Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places..." (Book of Mormon Mosiah 18:8 - 9)

to -

"...the magnifying their calling..." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 84:33)

How did Alma do this?

"...by the word of God..in bearing down in pure testimony..." (Book of Mormon Alma 4:19)

Alma's example is a great resource to all leaders.