Be glad in Church ministry
Ukugxeka nokukhononda kuvame ukuba yizona zinto ezishesha kakhulu ukuvela lapho kuqala imisebenzi yenkonzo ebandleni. Kodwa lokhu kwakungenjalo kuMphostoli uPawulu kanye namakholwa ayebambisene nawo kumsebenzi wenkonzo owawuqalwe nguye. Njengesithunywa sevangeli esihamba izindawo, uPawulu wasungula amabandla amaningi, waqala imizamo yezithunywa esikela kulawo mabandla, kanye nemisebenzi yenkonzo yangaphakathi kwawo lamabandla. Kodwa umsebenzi wenkonzo, njengoba kufanele ngokweqiniso (Efesu 4:11-12), wawungenziwa nguye, kodwa wawenziwa abangcwele ababenokushisekela okufanayo enkonzweni njengalokhu uPawulu ayekubonakalisile.
Ebhalela abaseFiliphi uPawuli wabhala ngendlela abuka ngayo yonke lamathuba amasha ezinkonzo ayebhekene nawo, wagcizelela iphuzu kulabo abasebandleni ababhekena namathuba omsebenzi wenkonzo emabandleni abo.
Yebo, nakuba nginikelwa emhlatshelweni nasenkonzweni yokukholwa kwenu, ngiyathokoza, ngithokoza nani nonke. Nani-ke ngokunjalo thokozani, nithokoze kanye nami.
KwabaseFiliphi2:17-18
Imisebenzi yenkonzo, kakhulukazi leyo yezithunywa zevangeli, idinga okukhulu ukuzinikela uqobo lwakho lonke ukwenzela ukuthela okuncane kwesithelo sikamoya komunye. Kodwa uPawuli waphikelela ekuqhubekeni kukho enzela abazalwane. Okuyikona okusemqoka, kwakungesikho ukubekezela kwakhe kulomsebenzi, kodwa yinnjabulo kuwona lomsebenzi. Ukulindela kwakhe injabulo yokubona iNkosi isebenza ezimpilweni zabanye yikona okwakukhuthaza ukuzikhandla kwakhe.
Bese-ke aphinde anezezele, “Nani-ke ngokunjalo”. Mina kanye nawe kungenzeka asinawo amathuba omsebenzi wenkonzo anjengawa Mphostoli uPawuli, kodwa nathi ngokufanayo simelwe sibe naleyo ntshiseko yokudlala indima emabandleni ethu endawo.
Amagama alula anjengo “ngiyathokoza” , ‘Jabula’ okuyiwona okumele kube amagama achaza labo emabandleni ethu abaphendula kuqala ngenxa yomsebenzi ongenziwa wenzelwa inzuzo ngokukamoya yalabo abasemabandleni ethu. Yilesikhathi lapho sikhula emsebenzini wokukhonzana lapho nebandla nikhula ekuvuthweni (Efesu 4:16).