Ephesians 4:11-12
11 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,
11 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,
- “He personally gave some to be apostles…”:God gave offices of the church. They are not employed by anyone or are not professionals produced by some elite universities. Rather they are God’s anointed ones whom God appointed as leaders over His divine institution church which is eternal.
- “for the training of the saints”: One of the purpose of appointing them over church is to train saints for God’s work. All saints should be trained for work of God. Jesus trained his disciples for training. Paul trained Timothy for a ministry. Same way we all need to be trained for a ministry.
- “Work of ministry”: Every believer has a ministry of God since God appointed every believer as His royal priests (1Pet.2.4,9). When you involve in your ministry, you are building up God’s church. When we involve in ministry, we are serving God’s purposes and making treasures in Heaven.