7 Bible Verses about Spiritual Gifts, Purpose Of

So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things. But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength. He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.read more.
Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.

For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge. I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all: But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.

What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.