Righteous people don’t need to be surrounded with laws and regulations, for their heart is motivated to always do the right thing. They are not constantly trying to find shortcuts or to avoid their responsibilities. Such people don’t need to be hampered with layers of regulations. Instead, they need to be given as much freedom as possible to do their job well.
Lawless and insubordinate people, however, must be constantly guided and policed by rules. The more ungodly a people are, the more rules and laws they require. That is because it is impossible to legislate against the plethora of ways people can devise to be unethical or immoral.
How blessed is the leader who works with people of integrity! It is freeing to trust those you work with. On the other hand, it can be demoralizing to have to be constantly looking over the shoulders of people you cannot trust.
If you are functioning in an environment of distrust and rules, understand that the issue is people’s hearts, not the operations manual. They need a heart change, not another rule. When you hire your next person, ask yourself the question: is this person righteous?