Spiritual Government begins with Living Apostles

The pattern of God using sanctified knowledge stewards to provide direction for faith is confirmed all throughout the scriptures... here's a few examples:

John 17:20
Neither pray I for these [apostles] alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; [speaking of His living apostles]

John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

Acts 1:2
Until the day in which he [Jesus] was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

Acts 2:42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

1 John 1:4
And these things write we [living apostles] unto you, that your joy may be full. [Our joy will fall short of His glory apart from this sanctified stewardship of His holy ordered knowledge]

2 Peter 3:2
[So] That you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

Learn more: Apostles Today Lesson Series