“All for one and one for all” is best known as the motto of the title characters in the book The Three Musketeers, by the nineteenth-century French author Alexandre Dumas." (Dictionary.com)
A lesson that we need to learn in the church is really summed up in this little motto: The whole church is to be supporting each individual member. It is such a comfort, during a time of trial, to know you have a whole church family praying for you, and supporting you during a time of crisis.
And it is a great to have the privileged to contribute to the purpose and welfare of the body of Christ. We may offer a small part in our contribution of time, talent, money, etc. But it is very much needed, to maintain the work of the church.
As the Apostle Paul says in our text, there is no place for selfish ambition or conceit. We are not to just look after our own interests, but the interests (or needs) of others, and do our part, to be a blessing, to the church as a whole. When this happens, this is when the church really shines for Jesus! GP