Some murmurers in the first - century congregation were “disregarding lordship and speaking abusively of glorious ones. ” Such murmuring against responsible men in the congregation certainly did not have God’s approval.
(‏ لا ١٩ :‏ ١٦ ؛‏ ١ كو ٥ :‏ ١١‏ )‏ مَثَلًا ،‏ أَدَّى ٱلتَّذَمُّرُ بِٱلْبَعْضِ فِي ٱلْقَرْنِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ إِلَى ‹ تَجَاهُلِ ٱلسِّيَادَةِ وَٱلتَّكَلُّمِ بِٱلْإِهَانَةِ عَلَى ذَوِي ٱلْمَجْدِ › ،‏ أَيِ ٱلْإِخْوَةِ ٱلْمَسْؤُولِينَ فِي ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ .‏