Jesus’ final instructions to Peter

Jesus gives three final instructions before His ascension to Peter

Tend My lambs, Shepherd My sheep, Tend My sheep

To Tend, is to feed, and a lamb was used as the representation for a man’s wife when Nathan rebuked David. (2 Samuel 12:1-9)

So if shepherding means to rule and sheep are depicted as followers of Jesus (John 10:16)

Was

“It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.” (Acts 6:2)

The wrong answer to a complaint arising on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food,

When this problem involved lambs, sheep, tending and shepherding?

References

John 21:15-17 – final instructions to Peter

2 Samuel 12:1-9 – Nathan’s rebuke to King David

John 10:16 – Jesus depicting believers as sheep

Acts 6:2 – It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables

Romans 8:28 – And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.