Bible Verses About Minor Orders And Church Ministry

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Background Bible text on ministry roles in the church

For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

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And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

Bible text on ordaining elders with prayer and fasting

This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Direct Bible office qualification text

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

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That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

Background Bible text on ministry language

Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.

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And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.

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And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

Gatekeepers and ministers in the sanctuary

Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

Church chooses and sends leading men

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:

Bible text on appointing elders in every city

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

Bible text on testing deacons before service

For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Deacon office rewarded for faithful service

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Bible qualification text for bishop appointment

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Bible qualification text for deacons

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

General ministry-role text in the church

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Direct Bible qualification text for deacons

Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

Direct Bible greeting to bishops and deacons

And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

Differences of ministries, but same Lord

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

General Bible text on ministering

The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.

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And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

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And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

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In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

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This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;

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And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;

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If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

Talks about being a good minister

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Elders who rule well are honored

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

Direct Bible text on ministry of the word

Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

Temple service and altar ministry as a model

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Greatness expressed as service

The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

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