However, as time went on and the Christian congregation was about to be established, the role of an apostle became an “office of oversight. ” ​ — Acts 1: 20 - 26.
وَلكِنْ بِمُرُورِ ٱلْوَقْتِ وَٱقْتِرَابِ تَأْسِيسِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ ٱلْمَسِيحِيَّةِ ،‏ أَصْبَحَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَتَوَلَّى « مَهَامَّ إِشْرَافٍ » .‏ —‏ اع ١ :‏ ​ ٢٠ -‏ ٢٦‏ .‏