'Service' in the Bible

And all [of them] were baptized into Moses [into his safekeeping as their leader] in the cloud and in the sea;

And there are [distinctive] varieties of ministries and service, but it is the same Lord [who is served].

Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].

because a wide door for effective service has opened to me [in Ephesus, a very promising opportunity], and there are many adversaries.

Brothers and sisters, you know that those of the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves for ministry to God’s people—now I urge you