They appreciate that a shepherd’s assignment is to help the sheep gain “the mind of Christ, ” not the mind of the elders.
فَهُمْ يُؤَسِّسُونَ مَشُورَتَهُمْ وَتَشْجِيعَهُمْ عَلَى كَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ وَلَيْسَ عَلَى حِكْمَتِهِمِ ٱلْخَاصَّةِ .‏