Acts 1:21-25
21 “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.” 23 And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen 25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”
Apostles were those who were witnesses from the baptism of John through the resurrection and into the clouds. They were eyewitnesses and shared together Christ's teaching. So they were led to pick one from two such men to fill the spot of Judas, and God confirmed which would be the one. The pattern is similar for elders and deacons - God shows the need and leads the others to the ones needed that God chooses.
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