When the elders laid their hands, the gift was given

When the elders laid their hands, the gift was given

1 Tim 4:14

¹⁴ Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.

Acts 6:6

³ Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them ⁴ and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.”

⁵ This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. ⁶ They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

2 Tim 1:6

⁶ For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ⁷ For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.

2)    Apostles laid their hands on the seven men chosen and prayed for them

3)    For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.