If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. — The paradox: voluntary service merits reward; involuntary service (under compulsion) is stewardship of a trust (oikonomia = dispensation, entrusted task). Paul opts for the latter interpretation: his preaching is an office entrusted by God, not an achievement for which he expects gratitude.

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