When the church properly uses spiritual gifts, we give the world a picture of the Godhead.
Now you’ve got to go a little deeper for this one, but if you’re a Bible nerd and this will fascinate you. Let’s read 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 again: There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
We’ve focused on the first parts of each statement: gifts, service, working. Now focus on the latter part of each statement. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. That’s a reference to Jesus. There are different kinds of working, but the same God is at work.
What you have here is one of the few references in the entire Bible where the entire Trinity is mentioned together: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. What does that mean? That means that when we discover and develop our spiritual gifts, something much bigger happens. The world catches a glimpse of the fullness of the Godhead alive in us. That’s a huge deal.