Despite having the disciples of Jesus as
pastors and the Holy Spirit doing miracles, the first church still
had interpersonal issues. But instead of leaving the church or
creating division, the people chose seven godly men to help, and
fixed the issue (Acts 6:1-7). The presence of problems in a church
is never the issue, the lack of unity always is. The apostles were
probably surprised to be leading a church of thousands just months
after Jesus’ resurrection. While the growth was exciting, it
created organizational challenges. To allow the elders to continue
in prayer and teaching, deacons (Gr. diakonos, ‘to serve, assist’)
were chosen to help. A great future is always birthed from great
challenges handled with great faith in God!