“And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, MADE HE A WOMAN…” Genesis 2:22
God did not make another Adam. He made a woman. Same source – both came from the earth, both were formed by the hand of God, both were made in His image – but different design, different function, and different expression of the same divine purpose.
Adam was made to lead, to name, to cultivate, and to guard. Eve, on the other hand, was made to help, to nurture, to complete, and to multiply. Neither was superior nor inferior. Rather, both were necessary and intentional. Both were perfectly designed for the role they were called to fulfill. And the difference between them was not a flaw. It was the plan.
“… made he A WOMAN…”
Eve emerged from God’s hands as a woman. Not as Adam with slight modifications. Not as a lesser version of Adam. Not as Adam 2.0 with a few upgrades but as a completely different expression of the same divine image.
She was human, as Adam was human. She was made in the image of God, as Adam was made in the image of God. She carried dominion, as Adam carried dominion. But the way she expressed that humanity, that image, that dominion was entirely unique to her. Her strengths were different. Her gifts were different. Her perspective was different. Her approach to the mandate was different. And all of that difference was intentional, purposeful, and absolutely essential to the fulfillment of God’s plan.
This is the beauty and the mystery of God’s sovereign shaping: He does not make duplicates. He makes originals. Every disciple who surrenders to His hand emerges as a unique vessel, distinct in gifting, distinct in calling, distinct in the specific way they reflect His glory.
The body of Christ is not an assembly line where identical products roll off the conveyor belt. It is a potter’s workshop where each vessel is individually crafted, where no two are exactly alike, where the diversity of design is the evidence of the Master’s creativity.
And just as a potter does not apologize for making cups that are different from bowls, or bowls that are different from vases, God does not apologize for making disciples who are radically different from one another. Each vessel is designed for a specific purpose. Each disciple is shaped for a specific assignment. And the difference is not a mistake. It is the masterpiece.
“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us” Romans 12:4-6
There are different members, different offices, and different gifts. Different functions but one body, one purpose, and one mission. The eye is not the hand. The ear is not the foot. And the eye does not become jealous of the hand, demanding to be reshaped into something it was never designed to be. Each member accepts the design the Potter gave it and functions in the role for which it was formed.
This principle of unity in diversity is foundational to understanding how God makes disciples. He does not erase your personality when He makes you. He does not strip away your unique wiring, your natural inclinations, your specific gifts and abilities. Instead, He redeems them, sanctifies and refines them. He takes what is raw and makes it holy. He takes what is natural and infuses it with the supernatural. He takes who you are and transforms you into who you were always meant to be – not a copy of someone else, but a fully realized, fully submitted, and fully functioning version of yourself in alignment with His will.
When Jesus called His twelve disciples, He did not choose twelve men who were all the same. He chose fishermen, a tax collector, a zealot, and men from various backgrounds, temperaments, and skill sets. Peter was bold, impulsive, passionate, quick to speak and quick to act. John was contemplative, relational, deeply sensitive to the presence of God, often referred to as the disciple whom Jesus loved. Matthew was detail-oriented, analytical, a record-keeper by trade who would later write one of the most carefully structured Gospels. Thomas was skeptical, questioning, needing evidence before he would believe. Simon the Zealot was politically charged, a former revolutionary who had to learn to channel his zeal into the kingdom of God rather than into political rebellion.
And Jesus did not try to make them all the same. He did not attempt to flatten their differences, to mould them all into one personality type, or to force them into a single expression of discipleship. Instead, He worked with who they were. He shaped Peter’s boldness into apostolic courage. He refined John’s sensitivity into prophetic insight. He transformed Matthew’s attention to detail into a gift for teaching and documentation. He redirected Thomas’s skepticism into a deep, unshakable faith forged through personal encounter. He channelled Simon’s zeal into fervent service for the kingdom.
Each man retained his essential nature. But that nature was transformed, sanctified, and directed toward the mission of Christ. They were not carbon copies of each other. They were unique vessels, each carrying a different facet of Christ’s glory, each expressing the same gospel in a different voice, each fulfilling a different function in the body, yet all united in the same Spirit, the same calling, and the same Lord.
The Completeness of The Design
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; MALE and FEMALE created he them.” Genesis 1:27
The image of God is not fully expressed in the male alone or the female alone. It is expressed in both. It is expressed in the way they reflect different aspects of God’s character, different facets of His nature, and different dimensions of His glory.
Adam reflected God’s strength, His authority, His leadership, and His protective nature. Eve, on her part, reflected God’s nurturing heart, His relational nature, His creativity, and His life-giving power. Both were necessary, essential and were the image of God.
She was not inferior because she was different. Instead, she was essential because she was different. And the same is true for every disciple. Your unique design is not a problem to be fixed but a purpose to be fulfilled. The gifts you carry, the calling you have been given, the specific way God has wired you to function in the body – these are not accidents. They are not mistakes. They are not evidence that God overlooked you when He was handing out the “good” gifts. Not at all! They are intentional, purposeful, and absolutely essential to the mission of the church.
When God shapes you into a vessel that looks different from the vessels He has made around you, He is not saying you are less important but that you are essential. He is saying that the body needs what you carry. He is saying that the role He has designed you for cannot be fulfilled by anyone else. He is saying that your unique expression of His image, your specific function in the body, your particular gifting and calling are irreplaceable. Because if you do not function as whom God made you to be, there will be a gap in the body. There will be a need that goes unmet. And there will be a piece of the mission that remains unfulfilled.
This is why comparison is so deadly. When you compare yourself to other believers and wish you had their gifts, their callings, their platforms, and their recognitions, you are essentially telling God, “I do not like the vessel You made me. I do not want to be this. I want to be that.” And in that moment, you are rejecting the very design that God, in His infinite wisdom, chose for you. You are despising the gift He gave you because it does not look like the gift He gave someone else. You are abandoning the role you were made for in pursuit of a role you were never designed to fill. And the result is frustration, burnout, ineffectiveness, and a deep sense of dissatisfaction that comes from trying to function outside of your design.
So the question is: Are you resisting the vessel God is making you into? Are you comparing yourself to others and wishing He had shaped you differently? Are you frustrated because your gifts do not look like the gifts that are celebrated in your culture? Are you ashamed of the calling He has given you because it does not come with a platform, a title, or public recognition?
If so, it is time to stop. It is time to release the comparison. It is time to embrace your design. It is time to accept that God, in His infinite wisdom, made you exactly the way He wanted to make you. And the vessel He made you to be is not a mistake. It is a masterpiece. It is essential. It is irreplaceable. And the moment you embrace it, you will discover the joy of functioning in the purpose for which you were created.
God did not make another Adam. He made Eve. And He did not make another you. He made you uniquely, He made you intentionally, and He made you essentially. Accept it. Embrace it. And step into the fullness of the calling that only you can fulfill.
Written by: Sunday Adeoye