It was to be "Spiritual Gift" Sunday in Corinth of old. After all it was no lesser an authority than Paul himself who had said of these people that they were, "... not lacking in any spiritual gift" (1 Corinthians 1:7). Not lacking indeed! They were abounding in spiritual gifts and once every year they gathered in their worship service to honor the greatest among them.

On "Spiritual Gift" Sunday it was the custom that a man named Theo conduct the ceremony of honoring. Theo had worked hard with his assistants to construct a series of podiums in the front of the church building. Theo stood next to the lowest podium. He announced to the congregation in a solemn voice: "Will all those who have one gift of the Spirit please come forward and stand here." Everyone knew what this meant. There was…