1 Corinthians 3:5-10

The preachers are servants 1 Corinthians 3:5-10: Apollos and Paul were merely servants or ministers that had helped these brethren have faith. Paul had no desire for preachers to receive special honor. He had planted the spiritual seeds, Apollos watered them, but God gave the increase. Paul established the church in Corinth. Apollos came after the church was established and watered the seed that Paul planted. God blessed their efforts and gave an increase.

The blessings that came to the brethren at Corinth came by the Lord of glory, not by the one that delivered the gospel message to them. What matters is not the one that planted or watered, but God who made the plants grow. Any increase that comes to the church comes from God. It does not matter who does the planting or the watering for we are all one in Christ. (Galatians 3:26-28) The fact that Christians are one in Christ produces mutual love and respect for each other. Each servant will be rewarded according to his labors. (Revelation 14:13)

The church should just work together for God. We are God's garden and God's building. We are co-workers together with God. Paul laid the foundation at Corinth and others like Apollos built thereon. "But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon."