Ever consider how most "churches" function? One man preaches and does most of the teaching. Nearly everyone else sits and listens. An elder with a true heart for the Lord will prayerfully seek brothers and sisters who desire to serve the local body of Christ in any way. But sadly, that is uncommon.
How do the majority of "churches" deal with the reality we read here?
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (HCSB) 4 Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different activities, but the same God activates each gift in each person. 7 A demonstration of the Spirit is given to each person to produce what is beneficial: 8 to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit, 9 to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another, the performing of miracles, to another, prophecy, to another, distinguishing between spirits, to another, different kinds of languages, to another, interpretation of languages. 11 But one and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as He wills.
Note that last sentence: It is God who gifts everyone as He desires. How do mere men think they determine where others will serve, without taking into account evidence of true gifts and the desire to be used by God? We each will give an account to the One Who will judge all flesh. Let us walk in humility and love for another, not being jealous of where each serves.
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