A person spiritually gifted with serving enjoys meeting needs wherever they find them. No task is too big or too small for a servant. They provide spiritual and physical help to others willingly and often. Servants fulfill the necessary tasks that others may find menial, but in meeting practical needs they can still minister to others. Even if it is cleaning a door or opening it for someone else, they show the love of the Lord to the world. Someone with the spiritual gift of serving is happy to serve in a broad variety of ways. They are faithful, devoted, sincere, loyal, tolerant of others, likable, inoffensive, and easy going. They are humble people who prefer to work behind the scenes and provide support to their leaders.
Servants work behind the scenes and may come to feel undervalued or insignificant to an organization even though they are essential. Because serving is so important to their spiritual well-being, servants can find it difficult to say no, can jump into projects too fast, and can become overextend themselves. It’s important for someone with the gift of service to slow down, gather all the facts, and be patient so their workmanship and health do not suffer. A servant must make extra effort to prioritize their own spiritual needs and their family time so they do not suffer from the amount of time they invest in serving others.
