To Titus, mine own son...For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou
shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every
city, as I had appointed thee. (Titus 1:5)Paul had appointed Titus as administrator over the churches in Crete. Paul was still the authority
in the churches. Titus was administrator carrying out his instructions. According to this
passage, one of the functions of administration is to train other believers for leadership positions
in the church.
FOR FURTHER STUDY:
Study the problem described in Acts 6:1-7. What was the problem? Who used the gift of
leadership? Who might have had the gift of administration?
Read Luke 14:28-30. Observe the value of planning and organization. This is part of good
administration.
Study the life of Joseph in Genesis 37 through 50. Joseph had a gift of administration. He
organized and directed Egypt for Pharaoh. See also Acts 7:9-10.
FAITH
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.For to one is given by the Spirit...faith...(I Corinthians 12:7-9)A person with the gift of faith has a special ability to believe with supernatural confidence and
trust God in difficult circumstances. It is special faith to meet a special need. He knows God is
going to do the impossible. He exercises this faith even when other believers around him do not
believe. The Bible defines faith as:
...the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of thing not seen.
(Hebrews 11:1)
The Amplified Bible adds to this definition:
Now faith is the assurance, the confirmation, the title deed of the things we
hope for, being proof of things we do not see, and the conviction of their
reality. Faith is the perceiving as real what is not revealed to the senses.
(Hebrews 11:1, The Amplified Bible)Faith gives assurance that the things promised in the future are true and that unseen things are
real.