"Everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way." That's really the point of this passage. Much has been made over speaking in tongues and whether it's valid or not and what this passage is really referring to, and while I have my opinions, I'll not go into that here. The point is valid regardless of what you believe with regard to tongues. The point is that there is a time and place for everything and that the church must recognize this. If there is not order and no consistency then the body cannot be effective.
If we are only talking to God and to other Christians, then there will be no growth. If we are only focusing on the lost, then there will be no discipleship. We have to find the time for both and allow both in the body, and we must do it in an organized fashion. We can't expect new Christians to understand as much or be as mature as those that have been believers longer, so we need a system for discipleship. We can't expect the lost to suddenly darken the doors of the church either, so we need to find a way to relate to them on their level and in their language.
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