When addressing the overseers of the first - century congregation in Ephesus, the apostle Paul pointed out that holy spirit had appointed them overseers “to shepherd the congregation of God. ”
وَهٰذَا يَشْمُلُ ٱلتَّعَاوُنَ مَعَ ٱلرُّعَاةِ ٱلْمُعَاوِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ عَيَّنَهُمْ .‏