There are many “unattached” pieces in the Body of Christ, and that should not be the case.  Many have not a clue what their purpose and calling is, nor how to go about fulfilling what God has called them to do.  For that reason God had to set up a system to bring unity into His body.  It is written in Ephesians 4:11-16,

Eph 4:11  And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Eph 4:12  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Eph 4:13  Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Eph 4:14  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Eph 4:15  But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Eph 4:16  From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Many say, “I don’t need all that, I can hear from God myself.” Well, then, why are there all the “loose cannons” out there saying they hear from God, going in a thousand different directions, and getting nothing done for the Kingdom of God?   True, we can ALL hear from God, since the Holy Spirit is freely given to all believers.  Well, let me qualify that a little:  on the day of Pentecost, there were a number of people, about 120, who were gathered in a room IN ONE ACCORD, that is, one mind, who were waiting upon God.  The Holy Spirit came upon them all in the form of cloven tongues of fire and a mighty wind, and filled them with the Holy Spirit, and they all began speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

But what about the OTHER believers who were not there with them?  Did they also receive the Holy Spirit?  No. They were not with the ones who were IN ONE ACCORD.  Would they have received the Holy Spirit at that time had they also been in that room with the others?  Yes.  But they weren’t there.  That tells me something:  they weren’t in ONE ACCORD with the others that were in that upper room.  Meaning?  Meaning they likely loved the LORD, but they weren’t one in mind and purpose with those in the upper room, so they got left out.  It was their own choice not to be in that upper room that day.  You can’t blame it on God that they were left out, no, God let them make up their own minds, and they chose to be somewhere else.

Well, much of the Body of Christ is somewhat like that; they choose to be “somewhere else”, meaning they are “doing their own thing” out there somewhere.  Notice why the LORD saw fit to appoint Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers.   Eph 4:12 again;

Eph 4:12  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
That is clear as water, there is a reason leadership is necessary, to “perfect”, or “mature” the saints FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY, to build up the Body of Christ.  The Lord Jesus didn’t save us just to sit on a cloud and play a harp, as some believe.  No, there is WORK to be done!   I know some people don’t like the sound of the word “WORK”, but hey, that’s the way it is, friends.  There is work to be done, and in order to get things done, there must be organization, leadership, discipline, focus and assignments made.

Till WHEN? Eph 4:13  Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
How long will it be before we all come in UNITY I ask?  Well, that may take a while, till all the “loose cannons” who say they can hear from God perfectly well on their own start getting in line with the rest of the Body of Christ, and start working together with the rest of us to win souls to the Kingdom of God.  You know, there is a lot of POWER out there just waiting to be put to use for the LORD, and He knows it, after all, He gave it to us.  But we all need to get together, instead of letting the devil “divide and conquer” as he has been doing for oh, so long now.  The devil knows if he can keep us all split up doing our “denominations” and “Holier than thou” stuff, we will serve the flesh instead of God.  And as long as God’s children are listening to their flesh and not listening to the Holy Spirit, the devil will continue having his heyday.

God wants us to come to the “measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”.  That means, doing what Jesus did, having the power available to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, to cast out devils, just like He and the disciples did.  Do you know where the disciples got all that power to do all they did?  They got it from the Lord Jesus, and that’s the same place, the ONLY place YOU can receive it.  Now think about this: the LORD gave them that power to work for His Kingdom in UNITY.

The Apostle Paul instructed Timothy to appoint elders for the ministry, to bring UNITY into the Body of Christ.  He didn’t instruct Timothy to appoint loose cannons.  He didn’t tell Timothy to appoint “independent distributors of the Gospel”.  He told him to teach unity.  And that is something we see too little of in the Body.  One says, Well, I’m an eye, and I have no need of a foot.  But little does the eye realize he will go nowhere without the foot taking him there, and the foot realizes he needs the eye to go in the right direction and not stub his toe.  You see, we DO need each other in the Body of Christ.  There is no place in the body for “Lone Rangers”.  And even he had Tonto.  The Lord Jesus sent the disciples out two by two, not one by one.  He made UNITY a necessity in His body.

Eph 4:14  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
You see, the devil is a sly one; he has so much of the Body of Christ being blown around by every wind of doctrine, how does he manage to do that? Simple, he keeps people separated on from another, and they all end up believing one thing or another, divided, and off-focus of the work of the Gospel.  I hear the argument all the time, But doesn’t the Holy Spirit tell all of us the same thing?  Yes, but how many are listening and are actually DOING what God says?  I rest my case.  If we were all HEARING the same thing, we would all be DOING the same thing, that is, winning souls for the Lord Jesus, making disciples and working with them till they’re mature and able to teach others also. But by and large, that isn’t happening because we aren’t working TOGETHER, like the 120 were on the day of Pentecost in that upper room.  THEY received the Holy Spirit because THEY were there in one accord. There is only ONE Gospel, ONE Holy Spirit, ONE Kingdom of God.  So why do we have all these denominations and disunity?   It’s because of “loose cannons” and “unattached, loose pieces of the Body” floating around, doing their “own thing” instead of God’s thing.

Eph 4:15  But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Eph 4:16  From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Each believer has an important piece of the Body, each believer has a purpose, and a gift given him or her, that will equip them to do the work of the ministry.  Yes, again, I said WORK.  This isn’t a Disneyland vacation we’re on here.  We gripe and complain how bad the world is getting?  Well, duhhhh…..get off your duff and get yourself aligned with the purpose of the Gospel and let God use you to actually ……CHANGE THINGS!    You know, the LORD’S prayer says, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Do you know why God’s Kingdom isn’t here yet?  We aren’t working together to get it here, that’s why.

Together, we are a mighty force that the devil and his crew cannot stand against.  But on our own, without the Holy Spirit, we are no match for him.  And if we won’t work together, the LORD won’t give us His Holy Spirit.  So what do you say?  Are you ready to get to work?  Then let’s get together and git ‘er done!