What a good question. When you see George Bush in the U.S., we say that politics is not really a good advertisement for the Christian faith! And that, is what Christians should also occupy senior positions.
To give a first response element, we read in Romans 13, Verse 1 "Let everyone submit themselves to the authorities because all authority comes from God, and those that exist have been established by God." Therefore the power, the hierarchical structure of society, God has willed. He does not want an anarchist society, where there would be no state, but an orderly society.
So there are no problems that Christians in positions of responsibility! And it is our duty to vote in elections, to give our opinion, etc..
However, the Bible also tells us "Love your neighbor as yourself". When one loves his neighbor, one wants to do good, be at his service. So the power for power, that, that is clearly against the Bible. The first will be the latest addition. And the greater the responsibilities, plus the fact of loving his neighbor as oneself can be difficult to implement. If your country is facing a war situation, how do you react? You turn the other cheek? Or closer us, if your company asks you to dismiss an employee, what to do? You want to both glorify God by doing your job well, but love your neighbor. Difficult, no?
If you're president, you are serving the citizens who elected you. And so you have to respect democracy. So if you are against abortion personally, you can not ban it either. You may not impose this belief that comes from your faith to people who do not share that faith. So you may find yourself at odds door between your beliefs and your job!
Finally, this table a little dark, Jesus also said we were "the salt of the earth." This means that we must give taste in our world, show our love in society. We have a responsibility to engage in this society. And that commitment can be multiple ways to distribute hot meals to the homeless, invest in the life of our neighborhood, our property or engage in politics.
To conclude, the politics and power-to-positive sense, it is not inherently wrong for a Christian. But it is difficult to manage because our responsibilities and the decisions we have to we will take is often at odds between our life with God and our work. And our dearest wish is service, not power. We have a responsibility not to live among Christians, but to give flavor to the whole society!
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