1 Corinthians12:5

Translation

and there are distinctions of becoming dusty while waiting on tables,

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but the same LORD;

Paraphrase

There are many different ways to serve others, but we do all of them in submission to, and for the glory of, one SUPREME RULER.

Footnotes

1: dusty

Although this word is usually rendered “service” it literally means “to become dusty while waiting on tables or running an errand.” It pointed to a set of tasks which, in that day, was usually done by slaves. Dusty meant that the slave had a strong sense of urgency about how he did his task.