Each individual member of the Body has a role to play and so everyone must be allowed to develop and offer their own ministry service such as from the sample list of the diversity of spiritual gifts and callings from Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and Ephesians 4:11-16, all of which are for the benefit of the common good, ALL OF WHICH ARE NEEDED in order for the Body to become mature, since maturity in the Body only happens “as each does its part.” There are also secular callings, talents and gifts that God gives people for the benefit of society, but they do not build the Kingdom. And while some people may feel their life’s ‘calling’ is only to function in a secular role, I do not think this is true. I believe everyone will find a spiritual position to serve within the Kingdom in an eternal, spiritual sense, if they but seek it. I do not think anyone has been overlooked.
These verses are not the same, they look at the Body from different perspectives Jesus told me. One is the Body at large in the community, another one is the Body WITHIN the church itself, and the one looks primarily at the main ministry functions.
External Links
All 12 topic briefs and full main teachings on these topics can be found HERE at the Foundations of the Kingdom website.
Link to main teaching on Key 7: Each Must Do Their Part COMING SOON