And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. (Acts 18:27,28 ESV)
Community
These verses tell the story of Apollos, a Greek convert who was a skilled orator. But when God sent Apollos out to evangelize, Apollos was not alone.
God graciously gave Apollos community to aid Apollos’ work.
This is important for two reasons. First, Apollos was a blessing to the community of Achaia. He helped them He added to their community. He joined them.
Second, those Achaians were a blessing to Apollos. He did not have to cold call on his own. But the Achaians provided a base, support, friendship, and context to His evangelism.
What was good for one, was good for many. And what was good for many was good for one.
God places His children in community for the benefit of the individual and the group.
It does not matter if the community or the individual is flawed.
Both are a blessing from God to the other.
We see this same concept in the Trinity. We also see this same concept when considering Christ and His church.
What a blessing community is.