Kubernesis denotes an appointed function within the assembly’s listed ministries and gifts.

The attested use places the term among functions God appoints in the assembly, alongside apostles, prophets, teachers, miracles, healings, helps, and kinds of tongues.

1. An appointed assembly function · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 12:28, the accusative plural form occurs in the list of persons, actions, gifts, and functions that God has appointed in the assembly. The APB renders the list with “administrations,” while the clause itself identifies the term as one item within that appointed ordering.

   1 Corinthians 12:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 12:28, the APB presents the item as “administrations” within a list of appointments in the assembly.