“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.
Church Fathers on Acts 6:3
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. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost Acts 6:3-5 so were the others also full of faith; not to have the same things happening as in the case of Judas, as in the case of Ananias…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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