“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”
Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful — 'faithful' (pistos) is the sole criterion for stewards. Not charisma, eloquence, or social standing but fidelity to the deposit (the gospel). Paul has been faithful; the Corinthians should measure apostles by this standard, not by rhetorical appeal or faction-building power.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 4:2
“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful:” that is, that he do not appropriate to himself his master's goods, that he do not as a master lay claim for himself but administer as a steward. For a steward's part is to administer well the things committed to his charge: not to say that his master's things are his own; but, on the contrary, that his own are his master's. Let every one think on these things, both he that has power in speech and he that…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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