“Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.”
'Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them' - the qualification for the seven is 'full of the Spirit' (plēreis pneumatos) and 'wisdom' (sophia). These are the same qualifications Luke uses for Stephen (6:5, 6:8). The Twelve are ensuring that table service is undertaken with spiritual seriousness, not by default assignment. The 'wisdom' (sophia) required for fair distribution is a form of practical discernment.
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