~ The Spiritual Gift of
Administration ~
Opening Comment ~ “Do not be deceived, my beloved
brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes
down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of
turning. Of His own will He brought us
forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His
creatures” (James 1:16-18).
Serving Gifts ~ Within the Service Sector we compared the
Spiritual Gift of Serving with non-profit organizations in society. The Gift of Going / Mercy was likened to
Missionaries, while the Gift of Helps is a parallel for food banks and similar
organizations. The Gift of Hospitality
was compared to the travel industry, and the Gift of Leadership is a direct
parallel to leaders throughout society.
The Gift of Administration is a clear counterpart to managers throughout
society.
Gift of Administration
~ In modern societies many would
consider this to be a sub-set of the Gift of Leadership. “The God-given legislative
ability to stand behind people in order to collect data, to set policy,
to develop plans which will guide a course of action with skill and wisdom.”
–Loren Fischer
Scripture ~ “Now you are the body of Christ, and members
individually. And God has appointed
these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after
that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties
of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way” (1
Corinthians 12:27-31).
Traits ~ The person with the gift of administration will
typically; 1) develops careful plans to implement a particular course of action,
2) assume responsibility of supervision to see that the details on a job are
running smoothly, and 3) establish guidelines and procedures for the
participants in a project to see that the job gets done correctly.
Closing Comments ~ “Let no one despise your youth, but be an
example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in
purity. Till I come, give attention to
reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Do not neglect the gift that is in you,
which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the
eldership. Meditate on these things;
give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. Take heed to yourself and to the
doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing
this you will save both yourself and those who hear you” (1 Timothy 4:12-16).
“Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my
hands. For God has not given us a spirit
of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:6-7).
“As each one has
received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the
manifold grace of God” (1 Peter 4:10).
~ Robert Lloyd
Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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