Romans Chapter 12 Vs. 7

 

Gifts of Grace

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Rom 12:7

Or ministry, let... Greek: diakonia, service rendered by a diakonos, a deacon. See 1Tim. 3:8-13; see, Mat. 20:26.

he that teacheth... The teacher (Greek: didaskalos was an instructor of others (see, Acts 13:1).

Again ministry is from the same Greek word as “deacon,” “deaconess”, come from, it refers to those who serve. This gift, similar to the gift of helps, has broad application to include every kind of practical help.

Again, teaching is the ability to interpret, clarify, systematize, and explain God’s truth clearly. Pastors must have the gift of teaching, but many mature, qualified laymen also have this gift. This differs from preaching (prophecy), not in content, but in the unique skill for public proclamation.

Contributing to people’s needs is to be done with generosity (en haplotēti), not skimpily (cf. 2Cor. 8:2; 9:11, 9:13). Managing, leading, or administering (proistamenos, lit., “standing before”; cf. proistamenous, “who are over,” 1Thes. 5:12) is to be done diligently (en spoudē, “in eagerness, earnestness”), not lazily or halfheartedly.