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The appointment of the Seven and the organization of the early Church
Acts 6,1-7 relates the first internal crisis of the Jerusalem Church, linked to the unequal distribution to the widows. To remedy it, the Twelve propose appointing seven men full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom. This foundational decision distinguishes the ministries while affirming their complementarity, and is accompanied by remarkable growth of the nascent Christian community.
Acts 1.23 (King James Version) :And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org