1 Corinthians 12:17

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

'If the whole body were an eye' -'The eye is the most wonderful organ and supremely useful, the very light of the body. And yet how grotesque it would be if there were nothing else but. great round rolling eye!. big "I" surely!' (Robertson pp. 171-172)

Points to Note:

1. This verse is aimed directly at those who contended that one gift was the best, or who envied. certain gift in others.

2. If all the members were tongue-speakers, think of all the work that would be neglected! Is. big eye-ball, worth the sacrifice of hearing, smelling, walking, talking, etc..? Does it make sense for God to make all tongue-speakers, thus leaving no one to heal, work miracles, interpret the tongues, prophesy, etc..?

3. Modern Application: Neither can all be song-leaders, teachers, elders, deacons, preachers, etc...Instead, members need to be encouraged to serve God in the area where their talents happen to be.

There is. great lesson here. We need to stop envying the talents of others and complaining about our lack of abilities in certain areas. Rather, we need to focus in on what talents we do have. And everyone has at least one. (Matthew 25:14 ff) Start concentrating on serving God with the talents that you do have.