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Administration
•Various Hebrew and Greek words for leadership concern being the “one out in front” (“nageeth”-BDB,
p. 617), to “lead” and “guide” (“nachath”) and “carry into” (“eisphero”). Other
words denote ruling (“prostemi”,
“mashal”).
•The word for manage (“hodaygayo”) is a seafaring word denoting steering a ship so as to stay on course.
The leader sets the course
and the administrator makes sure followers
keep on course.
–Jesus spent much time in solitary prayer (Lk. 9:18; Mk. 1:35, cf. Matt. 14:23)—partly for guidance, as in selection of the 12.
–We need minds indexed to God for guidance (Rom. 12:1-2).