LUKE SAYS THERE was a problem.
“Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews against the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution” (Acts 6:1).
Widows, specifically Grecian widows, were being neglected and going hungry.
It’s not surprising that these ladies had fallen through the cracks. Unexpected growth within the burgeoning first-century church brought unanticipated challenges.
Unfortunately, the dilemma was exacerbated by the fact that the Greek-speaking Jews were murmuring about the situation. And while this obviously wasn’t the loving, godly way of dealing with hurt and disappointment (cf. 1 Cor. 10:10; Phil. 2:14), the apostles, thankfully, understood that behind the inappropriate communication a very real problem existed.
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Note first that the apostles didn’t drop everything and make a quick grocery run to Wal-Mart. (And remember that they had previous experience in food gathering and distribution—John 6:11). Despite the frivolous talk, they didn’t get intimidated into starting and running a new food ministry.
Yes—taking care of the Grecian widows was an imperative (1 Tim. 5:3-16; Jas. 1:27), but no—the apostles weren’t the men to carry out that specific job. “It is not desirable that we serve tables” (v. 2); tables, trapeza—like those Jesus overturned in the temple (Mat. 21:12; John 2:15). These men could not and would not wait tables because they needed to devote themselves, instead, to prayer and to the ministry of the word (v. 4).
MUSTARD SEED: Good leaders don’t get pressured into a million different jobs because they are afraid of criticism. Instead, they do their own job by leading the group in a solution to the problem.
By Mike Benson