
Wow Sheila, that's good. Because that's exactly what happened to prevent God's plan from coming forth perfected thru the 5 fold pattern. Jealousy pretty much eliminated most of the 5 fold, with the pastor "office" coming out on top.
I tell you how He dealt with jealousy in me, though. He made it plain to me that the gifts were HIM in operation, and how could I, a mere mortal speck of dust, be jealous of HIM, as if there could be ANY comparison? It just didn't "compute", it was irrational to me, to even entertain the thought that in essence the jealousy was trying to compete with HIM.
That helped me in the beginning of my walk when it raised up in me, because someone I knew was manifesting more gifts before me, even though we were raised up together. Changing the way I thought ala the Lord, brought repentance and that brought deliverance. Isn't that always the way it works? It is for me. Blessings....