Acts 6:1-2
The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons
6:1 Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
6:2 So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.
Acts 6:7
6:7 The word of God continued to spread,
the number of disciples in Jerusalem
increased greatly, and a large group
of priests became obedient to the faith.