A house of wisdom must be built on 7 pillars which speaks of a structural leadership that is complete that supports plural leadership. That completeness is achieved through the graces of the fivefold ministries. (Ephesians 4:11). God graces apostles to lead churches and in particular to lead apostolic communities.

An apostolic community comprises not only of sons who are directly connected to an Apostle in a household of faith but it also includes or should include sons of God who are connected to other fivefold ministries such as prophetic, evangelistic, teaching and pastoral graces in a nation and/or region. God graces apostles with the spiritual endowment and grace to unite various fivefold ministries and their congregation and churches. Apostles major in establishing, developing and maintaining relationships in the Body corporate.

They come FIRST in the administration of God as it relates to the setup, structuring, development and building of the corporate Church. This however does not make apostles “chief” over or better than other fivefold graces as all fivefold graces are equal in importance but they all differ in their functions. One grace is never better than the other as they are not the same and therefore have their own unique functions.

The current church structural leadership in the nation and globally where a fivefold minister uses his ministerial grace to head the church is a solo initiative and has become a House of Folly. Gone are the days of structural leadership that supports a one man or one minister leadership model.

We are entering into a new eion in the present apostolic season where God has restored the ministry of the apostle who will emerge to form a House of Wisdom which is founded on 7 pillars (Proverbs 9:1). The 7 pillars speak of a complete leadership structure encompassing the various fivefold graces in the city, nation and region. In this eion, God is using apostles to erect metaphoric gates and metaphoric walls. Apostles can be gates and walls if they have their own household of faith to administer. However they become metaphoric gates to other households of faith that are overseered by other fivefold graces.

Fivefold graces that recognize the apostolic grace of an Apostle and submit to that grace will be a pillar in the House of Wisdom. The Apostle himself is the senior elder or bishop in the House of Wisdom whereas the structural leadership that will shoulder the work and execute the functions of the ministry will be the fivefold ministries that comprise the 7 pillars.

As pillars the fivefold graces must be seen to be functional and must clearly emerge as visible lights to all men and people in the city, nation. People should see the fivefold ministry in action and in the limelight more than they see the Apostle. In fact when they see the fivefold graces in full operation of their unique spiritual giftings, then the Apostle has done his job well. Apostle works in the background, ie they groom fivefold ministries whilst the other fivefold ministries work in the Frontlines, ie they groom the lambs, the sons of God. This does not mean the other fivefold ministries should do all the work of the ministry rather it means they now shoulder the responsibility of governing the apostolic church (House of Wisdom) and apostolic community together with the apostles who are the gates and/or walls.

A house of wisdom is a well ordered house; a house established in divine order. It should mimick King Solomon’s house which was well ordered as per divine patterns and standards. Only such households of faith can draw the metaphoric Queen Shebas of this world to come to the house with gifts fitting for a king similar to what the wisemen did for Jesus when he was born in a manger.