1 Coríntios 16

1 Coríntios 16

Barclay - “In the early church willing and spontaneous service was the beginning of official office. A man became a leader of the church not so much by any man-made appointment as because his life and work marked him out as one whom all men must respect. All those who share the work and toil of the gospel command respect, not because they have been appointed by a man to an office but because they are doing the work of Christ.” (Commentary) Have devoted (5021) tasso means to arrange in place, assign or dispose to a certain position, order or lot or to a particular task. In the context of 1 Cor 16:15 it means they assigned themselves to doing something regularly and thus devotedly. Tasso was a common verb in classical Greek for arranging troops or ships in proper position for battle. Ministry (service, relief) (1248)(diakonia > "deacon") means the rendering or assistance or help by performing certain duties, often of a humble or menial nature, like waiting tables (cf Acts 6:2+ = "serve [diakoneo] tables"). The main idea which lies behind diakonia is that of with humble, submissive, personal service, not simply with an office (deacon). Diakonia is not the activity of a lesser to a greater, but is the lifestyle of a follower of the Lord Jesus. “Serving” in the form of diakonia pervades the NT, not merely in the frequency of the word’s usage but in the constant recurrence of attitudes and examples of service.