Romans 12:7

“Or ministry, [let us wait] on our ministry, etc..] The word diakonia sometimes signifies the whole ecclesiastical ministry, even the office of apostleship, as well as the ordinary ministration of the Gospel; (see <440117>Acts 1:17 6:4); but here “deaconship”, or the office of ministering to the poor saints, as in (<440601>Acts 6:1 <461615>1 Corinthians 16:15), being a distinct office from prophesying: or preaching the word, and should be used, exercised, and attended to with diligence, care, and constancy; for such who are appointed to this office, are chosen not only to a place of honour, but of service and business, in which they should behave with prudence, sobriety, and humility: or he…”

“Or ministry, let us wait on--"be occupied with." our ministering--The word here used imports any kind of service, from the dispensing of the word of life (Act 6:4) to the administering of the temporal affairs of the Church (Act 6:1-3). The latter seems intended here, being distinguished from "prophesying," "teaching," and "exhorting." or he that teacheth--Teachers are expressly distinguished from prophets, and put after them, as exercising a lower function (Act 13:1; Co1 12:28-29). Probably it consisted mainly in opening up the evangelical bearings of Old Testament Scripture; and it was in this department apparently that Apollos showed his power and eloquence (Act 18:24).”

“Or ministry - διακονίαν diakonian. This word properly means service of any kind; Luke 10:40. It is used in religion to denote the service which is rendered to Christ as the Master. It is applied to all classes of ministers in the New Testament, as denoting their being the servants of Christ; and it is used particularly to denote that class who from this word were called deacons, that is, those who had the care of the poor, who provided for the sick, and who watched over the external matters of the church. In the following places it is used to denote the ministry, or service, which Paul and the other apostles rendered in their public work; Acts 1:17, Acts 1:25; Acts 6:4; Acts 12:25; Acts…”

“Ministering - As deacons. He that teacheth - Catechumens; for whom particular instructers were appointed. He that exhorteth - Whose peculiar business it was to urge Christians to duty, and to comfort them in trials. Romans 12:8”

“12:7 teacher: The gift of teaching comes third in the list of gifts in 1 Cor 12:28 and fifth in Eph 4:11. While prophets communicate to the community a message received directly from God, teachers address the church on the basis of studying the word of God.”

“ministry: Isa 21:8; Eze 3:17-21, Eze 33:7-9; Mat 24:45-47; Luk 12:42-44; Act 20:20, Act 20:28; Col 4:17; Ti1 4:16; Ti2 4:2; Pe1 5:1-4 or he: Deu 33:10; Sa1 12:23; Psa 34:11, Psa 51:13; Ecc 12:9; Mat 28:19; Joh 3:2; Act 13:1; Gal 6:6; Eph 4:11; Col 1:28, Col 1:29; Ti1 2:7, Ti1 3:2, Ti1 5:17; Ti2 2:2, Ti2 2:24 Romans 12:8”