There can be conditions for spiritual gifts to be given

Summary:

Spiritual gifts can be described as being given to those who are in Christ. 

There can be conditions for spiritual gifts to be given, for example:

1) The SPIRIT of God is described as distributing the spiritual GIFTS just as it WILLS.

2) The condition of being regarded as TRUSTWORTHY by Christ can be described for a spiritual gift to be given.

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Spiritual gifts can be given to those who are in Christ:

Spiritual gifts can be described as being given to those who are in Christ. 

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List of spiritual gifts:
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In accordance with the will of the Spirit of God:

It is written about spiritual "GIFTS" (1 Corinthians 12:4) that "the one and THE SAME SPIRIT works all these (things), DISTRIBUTING (to) each (one) individually, JUST-AS (IT) WILLS" (1 Corinthians 12:11). Here the SPIRIT of God is described as distributing the spiritual GIFTS just as it WILLS. A spiritual GIFT will not be given to someone if it is not in accordance with the WILL of the SPIRIT of God. 

The text then continues, indicating: "FOR just-as the (human) body is one (body); and it has many body-parts" (1 Corinthians 12:12). This can be an indication that the Spirit of God may not necessarily would want everyone to have all the same spiritual gifts for the reason that a body contains many (different) body parts (needing each other to function as a whole).

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Not everyone has all the same spiritual gifts:
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Being regarded as trustworthy:

The condition of being regarded as TRUSTWORTHY by Christ can be described for a spiritual gift to be given, as it is for example written about Paul who was "(an) APOSTLE (of) Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 1:1) that "He [Christ] regarded me TRUSTWORTHY, having-appointed (me) for MINISTRY" (1 Timothy 1:12). Here Paul described that he was regarded as TRUSTWORTHY by Christ, having appointed him for the MINISTRY of being an APOSTLE. 

Being an apostle is a ministry, and a ministry can be described as a spiritual gift. 

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Ministry:
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Being an APOSTLE is among the GREATER gifts. 

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Some spiritual gifts are greater than others:
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Christ said: "The (one) TRUSTWORTHY in (a) very-little (thing) is also trustworthy in MUCH" (Luke 16:10). One would first need to be TRUSTWORTHY with a little before being given to be trustworthy with a MUCH GREATER gift (such as being an APOSTLE for example).

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