Verse 11
Peter offered two basic ways of serving that represent two types of gifts as examples. Those who can share a word from God should do so by presenting what they say as God’s Word, not just as their opinion. Obviously God’s words are more important, and the way we present them should reflect their significance.
Those who can serve by providing some other kind of help or assistance should do so realizing that God has made their service possible. [Note: See Robert A Pyne, "Antinomianism and Dispensationalism," Bibliotheca Sacra 153:610 (April-June 1996):141-54.]
The reason for acknowledging one’s words and works as from God is that God then gets the credit. [Note: Cf. Best, p. 161.] This is only fitting since He deserves all glory (i.e., praise) and might (power) forever (cf. Revelation 1:6). About this there can be no question. "Amen!" So be it!
"This passage is transitional. Looking backward, it serves as a kind of postscript to 1 Peter 2:11 to 1 Peter 4:6 (and in particular to the promise of vindication developed in 1 Peter 3:13 to 1 Peter 4:6). Its closing doxology forms an inclusion with 1 Peter 2:12: God is ’glorified’ in the ministry of Christian believers to one another, just as Peter had earlier envisioned their enemies glorifying God on ’the day of visitation.’ Looking ahead, the passage also anticipates on a small scale the issues to be developed more fully in 1 Peter 4:12 to 1 Peter 5:11." [Note: Michaels, p. 254.]
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