SHEPHERDS OF THE LOST

Spiritual Gift: Knowledge

WHAT IS The Gift of KNOWLEDGE?

The gift of knowledge is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to discover, accumulate, analyze and clarify information and ideas which are pertinent to the well-being of the Body.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES FOR this Gift

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1 CORINTHIANS 12:8

For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

2 CORINTHIANS 11:6

Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.

1 CORINTHIANS 2:14

The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

COLOSSIANS 2:2-3

that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.


IN THE GREEK

GNOSIS

Strong's Number: 1108
Knowing or the act of knowing. Has a variety of applications with many implications. For example, to allow, be aware of, feel, have knowledge, perceive, understand.


SUGGESTED POTENTIAL STRENGTHS & CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS GIFT

  • Is able to speak by divine revelation the specific facts about a situation (Matthew 21:2; Mark 14:13-15; Acts 5:1-3).
  • Is able to reveal to individuals or groups their specific needs (John 4:16-26; Acts 9:11-12, 17; Luke 5:2-4).
  • Receives supernatural facts or information (Matthew 16:16-17; Acts 10:19).
  • Is able to discern the voice of the Lord (Acts 10:17-23).
  • Humility and childlikeness (Luke 10:21).
  • Is able to discern what is in a man’s heart (Acts 14:9; John 2:24).


SUGGESTED POTENTIAL WEAKNESSES & WARNINGS OF THIS GIFT

  • May have false impulses that are contradictory to God’s Word or revelation.
  • Extreme care must be taken in the case of secrets revealed.
  • Might have a tendency to use acquired knowledge through observation, conversation and reveal it as a Word of Knowledge.
  • Might try to operate on one’s own experience of God and His ways rather than supernatural revelation.
  • Can be a source of pride with the individual.

SUGGESTED WAYS TO SERVE BASED ON THIS GIFT

  • Deacon/Deaconess
  • Board or Committee Member
  • Small Group Leader
  • Counselor
  • Altar Worker
  • Discipleship
  • Community Research
  • Youth Worker
  • Spiritual Gifts Advisor
  • Prayer Group Member

GOOD BIBLICAL EXAMPLES

ELISHA & PETER

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*The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Permanent Text Edition® (2016).
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