Spiritual Gifts: the gift of administration and how to administer it.

I just took my Spiritual Gifts Assessment and as usual I got the gift of Administration.  Just what I needed; another person to tell me that I am an OCD, perfectionist, control freak who likes telling other people what to do, or better yet, just getting it done myself so that it gets done "the right way."

Well, as you may discern from my tone, I wasn't too excited about my results.  I have probably taken a handful of SG tests within the last few years, for one reason or another, but this time was different because I anticipated and prayed about it in advance and really thought through my responses.  So when I received this result I was somewhat unsatisfied to have seemingly wasted my time...

Then this thought crossed my mind; it is a great thing that I have this consistency in my results, and it is a wakeup call to me since I have obviously not been using it!  So now I am pondering where I can use my gift of administration within (or outside of) the Body so that I can give back what has been given to me.

The results had this to say about those with the facilitating gift of Administration:

"You have the special ability to strategize a plan of action from goals to completion. You like tasks that can be measured and derive satisfaction in seeing your work done well. You are able to identify and communicate key components of a project, breaking out and prioritizing tasks for optimum efficiency. You are not easily distracted and can focus attention on objectives as you patiently facilitate the daily work and details. Others may have the idea, but you are the one who can make it happen."

My first reaction is to think office work.  Can I help in the offices or with any kind of paper-pushing/organizing if it will help others who are not equipped to do that?  I cannot lie...that idea does not sound thrilling.  My second thought is that I should be organizing events, and that would be exciting except that my abhorrence for people who commit to things, and consequently flake out, drives me to madness and has deterred me from heading up event committees.  What then shall I do?  I am leading a small group, I am working in a job where my ideas and suggestions are [or hopefully soon will become] valued and recognized, and I feel like I conduct my life like a business in the sense that I am extremely organized and methodical almost to the point of insanity when it comes to maintaining certain routines and rituals.  I don't know where to jump in and begin to use this better.

Do I continue being people's mom and telling them what to do?  Shall I nag and direct them to what I think might be best, even if the recipient does not agree?  Maybe the reason why I am perceiving this so negatively is because for most of my life I have been told that this "gift" is not a gift but rather something that annoys people.  My eye for detail and my steadfastness when it comes to upholding commitments and practices has often made people see me as unapproachable, critical or judgmental.  But something that is a God-given gift is never a bad thing, and therein lies my struggle; to see it as such and to exploit it for Kingdom work.

Anyone have any suggestions?

"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration..." (1 Corinthians 12:27-28 NIV)