Acts 6:2 - Exposition

And for then, A.V.; fit for reasons, A.V.; forsake for leave, A.V. It is not fit; literally, pleasing; ἀρεστόν is often the rendering of בוֹט in the LXX .; e.g. Gem Acts 16:6 ; Deuteronomy 12:28 . In Exodus 15:26 , Deuteronomy 6:18 , etc., it stands for רשָׁיָ , that which is right. Serve tables . The English reader should remember that the "ministration" of Deuteronomy 6:1 , the "serve" of this verse, and the "deacon" which was the name of the new officers, are all forms of the same Greek word ( διακονία διακονεῖν διάκονος ) . In Deuteronomy 6:4 "the ministry of the Word" is opposed to "the daily ministration" of meat. The passage gives a necessary warning to the ministers of God's Word not to spend too much time and strength upon any secular work, even though it be a work of charity. They must give themselves to the Word of God and to prayer. There are Christian laity to serve tables.