Allow God to develop in you the particular gifting the Holy Spirit has put in you. One place the church makes mistakes concerning its effectiveness is when we assume that appointing or voting a person to a position or title means that they will be able to effectively function there. If a person is a teacher, it seems like they are constantly about the business of teaching someone something, whether standing behind a podium or at a restaurant or on the golf course. If a person is a pastor, their lifestyle will exhibit concern for the Lord s sheep. We should be very cautious about giving people titles when we need positions filled or giftings expressed in the local body.
Titles are much easier given than taken away.
If someone in our church is an elder, we will recognize it when we see them pastoring people. Where prophetic gifting is concerned, the circumstances are a little different. Some begin calling themselves a prophet after they have gained a reputation for prophesying. There are three categories concerning prophetic gifting which we need to consider. People who have never prophesied before or perhaps people who prophesy rarely can prophesy when the Spirit of prophecy moves upon the group.