11 Bible Verses about Administration

And God, indeed, set some in the assembly: first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; after that, miracles; then, gifts of healings, helps, governments, various kinds of tongues.

Because the ministry of this service not only fully supplies the deficiencies of the saints, but abounds also through many thanksgivings to God;

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the assembly which is in Cenchrea; that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself became a helper of many, and of myself.

As I exhorted you to continue in Ephesus, when I was journeying into Macedonia, that you might charge certain ones not to teach a different doctrine, nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies; which, indeed, occasion disputes rather than God's dispensation, which is in faith, so do I now.

When I shall send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, give diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for there I have decided to winter. Diligently send forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, that nothing may be lacking to them. And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

But let all things be done decently and in order.

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

and to plainly show what is the dispensation of the mystery which from the ages has been hidden away in God, Who made all things;

But thanks be to God Who putteth the same diligence for you into the heart of Titus. For he accepted, indeed, our exhortation; but, being very earnest, he went forth to you of his own accord. And we sent with him the brother whose praise in the Gospel is in all the assemblies;read more.
and not that only, but who was also appointed by the assemblies, as our fellow-traveler with this gift which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and our zeal; avoiding this, that no one should blame us in the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us; for we provide things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. And we sent with them our brother, whom we often in many things proved to be diligent, but now much more diligent by reason of his great confidence in you. Whether any one inquires about Titus, he is my partner, and my fellow-worker in your behalf; or our brethren, they are the messengers of the assemblies, the glory of Christ. Show ye, therefore, toward them, before the assemblies, the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.

Now in these days, when the disciples were being multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration. And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to them, said, "It is not proper that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables; but look ye out, brethren, from among yourselves, seven well-attested men, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;read more.
but we will devote ourselves steadfastly to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And the saying was pleasing to the multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch; whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them. And the word of God was increasing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was being multiplied exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

and not that only, but who was also appointed by the assemblies, as our fellow-traveler with this gift which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and our zeal; avoiding this, that no one should blame us in the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us;