The dozen men at Ephesus can sometimes be a quandary for modern Christians. What people fail to understand is that the tightly defined Christianity that people participate in now, is different than as it was then. This is to say that, the nuances of the faith had not yet been developed into a systematic package for those who had faith. These were disciples but not of Jesus. They had come to conclusions about Jesus through the teachings of John the Baptist, but they hadn’t yet placed faith in him. Like Apollos before them, they had been given enough to recognize Christ, but they needed a fuller understanding. This illustrates why the ministry of John was appropriate, tho it gained its own disciples. It was a ministry in submission and its adherents only needed a better knowledge to leap over to being Jesus’ disciples. Both men were appointed leaders in God’s kingdom. There needed to be no animosity between them. Today, we should feel the same way. There is plenty of space to lead others to a better knowledge of Christ. If the goal of leadership in the kingdom of Heaven, is to do this, there should be no conflict between the various leaders and followers. Each leader makes each other’s followers better citizens with no conflict or concern.