These days doesnt even go that far,
Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Joh 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
and
1Jn 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
1Jn 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
1Jn 5:9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
1Jn 5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
So we all have that without the church leaders.
Keep in mind (Ephesians 4:8, 11-13)
Wherefore he saith, When He (Jesus) ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and
gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11
And He gave some,
apostles; and some,
prophets; and some,
evangelists; and some,
pastors and
teachers;
12 1) For the perfecting of the saints,
2) for the work of the ministry,
3) for the edifying of the body of Christ:
4) Till we all come in the unity of the faith,
5) and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
6) unto a perfect man,
7) unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
Jesus does call individuals to these position in the church for the seven reasons above. They are not there to replace the Holy Spirit or to be your special spiritual counselor. Nevertheless, they are part of the Body and not to be ignore.
Jesus is our King and therefore rules in His Kingdom and as such He has delegated authorities in every realm of living: Governmental, Municipal, Parental, Educational, Professional, Spousal, etc. And then He calls us to pray for them and submit to them as we submit to Him.
Submission however is not blind and will require some testing of truth on our part.
Jesus did not intend for the members of His body to operate as individual islands onto themselves.