1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Spiritual Gifts
The Apostle Paul speaks of the Apostles and other teachers entrusted by God with spiritual authority as ministers of the gospel, as stewards or ministers of the gospel (1Corinthians 4:1; Titus 1:7; 1Peter 4:10), given spiritual oversight of the church. This word is used in the same way in two other places in the New Testament. The Apostle Peter uses the word “steward” to describe all Christians given spiritual gifts to use them edify members of the God’s household, the church.