The problem in this research is whether exogenous latent constructs: spiritual motivation , competence, leadership directly affect endogenous latent constructs: employee performance and food security at the Department of Food Agriculture and Fisheries, Tanjungpinang City. This study aims to examine and analyze the direct effect of exogenous latent constructs: spiritual motivation, competence, leadership, on endogenous latent constructs: employee performance and food security. The sampling technique used a census method and research instruments used a questionnaire. From a total population of 112 employees of the Food and Fisheries Agriculture Office, the whole sample was taken. Testing the validity using Pearson Product Moment and reliability using Crobach alpha processed with SPSS software. Meanwhile, the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) test, normality test and model test used the structural equation model (SEM) with the Amos software. The results of this study are: spiritual motivation has a positive and significant effect directly on the performance of employees at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Tanjungpinang City. Spiritual motivation has a positive and indirect effect on food security. Competence has a negative and insignificant effect on the performance of the employees of the Office of Food Agriculture and Fisheries of Tanjungpinang City, but competence has a positive and significant effect on food security. Leadership has a positive and significant effect directly on the performance of the employees of the Office of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries of Tanjungpinang City. Leadership also has a positive and significant effect directly on Food Security. Employee performance has a positive and not significant effect directly on food security.

Keywords : Spiritual Motivation, Competence, Leadership, Employee Performance, and Food Security