The Grand Orchestration

We've been studying the gifts that God has given to the church: apostles, prophets, pastors, and teachers. The reason God has given these gifts to the church is to prepare God's people for works of service.

This brings a question: Who is to do the work? We do! Jesus has determined that the way to build His Church is to have leadership with those gifts so that we can all grow in unity and do the works of service.

This might sound like an oxymoron, but there is diversity in unity. Think of it--the hand is quite different from the ear, yet both are part of the same body, working together in unity. We all shouldn't try to look alike or do the same things. There is diversity within the unity of Christ's body.

It's like a symphony orchestra. The violin is not like the French horn. One shouldn't take the music for the French horn and try to make the violinist play it. Each plays his own unique part, and all works together to create a beautiful symphony under the leadership of the conductor.

Christ is our conductor. He knows the musical score and how it should sound. Only by following Him will our lives meld into the grand orchestration God has written.