Lucifer, The Fallen Worship Leader?

We know that there are three angels that represent various ways we serve God.
Michael is the angel who is the chief princes, who came to help me...

"But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia." (Daniel 10:13)

Michael as we know is also an angel of WARFARE, he is the one who fought the dragon.

 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, 8and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Rev.12:8-9)

And there was angel Gabriel, who is known for delivering the Word of God. Gabriel is the one who was sent by God to Nazareth, a town in Galilee for preparing Mary for Jesus birth.

  In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,  to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.  But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.  You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. (Luke1:26-31)

The last ex angel, is Lucifer who served God in Worship, like many of us worship leaders. It is indeed quite uncomfortable to be compared with the devil, but the truth is, we all have to be aware of Satan's downfall. We need to keep on our toes against vanity and pride.

  ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden,
    the garden of God;
every precious stone adorned you:
    carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
    topaz, onyx and jasper,
    lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl.[a]
Your settings and mountings[b] were made of gold;
    on the day you were created they were prepared.
14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
    for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
    you walked among the fiery stones. (Ezekiel 28:12-14)

In the same token, musicians can look quite good on stage and do get a bit of attention from friends even from their own pastor. I think the Pastor needs to be aware of this, that we do not give too much praise to our worship team, but the one who gift them with their talents. I do get a bit of fame in church, from people recognizing me from playing the guitar and vocals. When we meet friends in church, I'm always introduced as the guy who plays the guitar on stage, like its something cool.

Truth is, it is easy to get the attention and get it to one's head, as was with Lucifer.

"Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor" (Ezekiel 28:17).

Satan has walked down the path of pride, and tempting people into self-glorification could very well be his most powerful weapon against us. Remember, worship facilitator that you are not on stage to perform,  but to only give God the glory.  Just saying this, because its what I noticed in our church. After all, it was what led to the first sin and the separation between man and God. As a result, musicians are very exposed to his temptations. We must guard our hearts and minds, and constantly walk down the path of humility. We must also see ourselves not as musicians, or worse, rock stars, but servants of the Lord.

We should look forward not to your friends' praises, nor your pastors praises on you but to the Lord's delight in you. (James 4:10) this tells us all to "humble ourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you"
Imagine finally coming before the throne of God - seeing His glory, we prostrate in unworthiness before Him. Yet, God comes to us, brings us back to our feet, and tells us that He is proud of us, for putting Him before our pride.

 "better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere"(Psa 84:10)

"Better is one word of praise from the Lord than to have fame amongst the multitudes."

Here's a little practical tip:
 Deflect & avoid attention. Sometimes, my friends say I 'perform' on stage. I usually tell them, light-heartedly of course, that I prefer to use the word 'serving'. Also, don't do anything that gets you too much attention on stage.
many of you were wondering if its a problem if you jump around etc. out of a sincere heart of worship to the Lord. 1 Sam 16:7 says that "The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart". As the Lord looks at your heart of worship, rest assured your actions are fine.

But you will also need to consider how this affects the congregation. Certain actions, like, theatrical performance, isn't it that the focus is now on the person performing instead of giving God the glory? Jumping wildly or bombastic solos, could distract worshipers.
 1 Cor 10:32 tells us: "Do not cause anyone to stumble". We should abide by this, and ensure that while our hearts might be right with God, we should not be a distraction to others.
Lets serve God in great humility. It's wise words to avoid the temptations of pride. It's not like no attack will come during worship either, but my saving grace every time is to turn to God and ask Him
"am I pleasing You?
 I think that as musicians we are in the most dangerous position. We are tempted to get honor and glory instead of giving the honor and the glory to the only one who deserves it all.  I also believe that Praise and worship team is one of the most attack by the enemy to disunite, to hinder its growth and effectiveness.
A worship leader might say, I just want to break free and worship freely when playing a guitar or piano and even question if this is showing off?
There are two relationships we need to be concerned on these..

We know its really between you and God. If you feel like moving about, out of a sincere heart of worship, then that isn't a problem.

The second is between the congregation and God. You will also need to consider how the congregation will view your actions. If it is distracting others from worship, then my preference is why not tone it down? You really don't want to be the cause of distraction.
Remember,  the devil can get even the best of us. Don't think that you're above what the devil can do in this arena! We better be sure to get right with God before we step on stage.

"It's awesome to find a place where everyone is geared to giving God all the glory. Let's pray without ceasing to have the right kind of worship God wants. And to all worship facilitators, peace to you! I love you with the love of the Lord.  Let's continue to worship God in Spirit and in truth as He wants us to. And be blessed always!