To the main point, I would agree and say yes. However, the devil is a pawn of God at this point, and all he can do is benefit a true believer in testing their faith. So even if you have a false shepherd at the top, true Christians who remain in fellowship with God can only benefit from the persecution they experience there. So it's a failed tactic, and one that's losing it's usefulness even in a Christian beneficial standpoint. In that sense, the only believers who should be in danger would be the new believers who don't understand their authority in Christ and basic doctrine. This has been a big problem, however, these people are in Christ's camp and the penalty for leading these young ones astray is big, and God is watching this very closely. God is very protective of his own, especially the young in both flesh and spirit and we should expect the enemy thwarted based on God's character and protectiveness.
I have my own views as to how to deal with leadership concerning my rights as a Christian. "If God tells me to do one thing, and the church leadership tells me to do another, who should I obey?" Being in leadership at church, this has happened many times. The general rule is to do what the church leadership suggests. The exception is if their rule is contradicting God's law. I don't pray in tongues in churches that don't believe or condone the speaking in tongues. I would contradict my conscience to do so, because I respect church leadership. I believe the same with the rest of the gifts. I won't however, unless God leads me, place myself under a church authority where my freedoms are greatly limited.
That is the point; when we place ourselves under leadership, we are held accountable by our decision to obey our leaders. A direct order from a leader even over rules what I feel the spirit is telling me to do, unless the order is contradictory to God's law and the Spirit. Many times I'll feel lead by the Spirit to do something, but I can't because of leadership direction. I have never felt lead to oppose leaders who do this, and thus rebel against their authority, and it should be this way to keep order in the church. That's all without the exception that what they are leading me to do is strictly opposing God and the Spirit. Issues where I obey leadership are such as, "I feel strongly I should choose this song for worship, but my pastor wants this other song instead." An exception however could be, "I feel strongly in my spirit not to murder people, but my pastor wants me to murder his wife who has been giving him problems lately (very possible)."
If I feel strongly enough against the church leadership and their vision, I have the right and authority to leave the church and place myself under a leadership that is acceptable to the Biblical standards and vision God has given me. I am aware God sometimes asks us to limit our rights even more and remain under an antagonistic leadership for the testing and growth of ourselves and/or the leadership. These are just some of the principles I live by and how I've experienced them in the church.