Their work is greatly appreciated by fellow worshipers and will not be left unrewarded by Jehovah, for Hebrew Christians were assured: “God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name, in that you have ministered to the holy ones and continue ministering.”​—Hebrews 6:10.

1. After his appointment as a ministerial servant, what should be a man’s goal, and what should others in the congregation want to do?

MEN who now are ministerial servants have been “tested as to fitness first.” (1 Timothy 3:10) But their appointment was not an end in itself. Their goal is to go on “acquiring for themselves a fine standing” by carrying out their duties in “a fine manner.” (1 Timothy 3:13) Each member of the united Christian congregation will want to support them in achieving this goal.

2. How are members of the congregation affected by what is done by ministerial servants?

² The apostle Paul indicated that all members of the spiritual body of Christ benefit by working together and caring for one another. (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) Similarly, when ministerial servants do their God-given work in “a fine manner,” every member of the present-day Christian congregation is benefited. But when ministerial servants encounter problems that hinder them from fulfilling their duties properly, this may work a hardship on all members of the congregation.