(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

 (v) They had the duty of presiding over the Christian assembly and of teaching the Christian congregation ( 1 Timothy 5:17). The Christian office-bearer has the double duty of administration and instruction. It may well be that one of the tragedies of the modern Church is that the administrative function of the office-bearer has usurped the teaching function almost entirely. It is, for instance, sad to see how few elders of the Church are actively engaged in the teaching work of Sunday schools. 