Romans 1:1

Romans 1:1-2 "Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.

Paul has been called to be an apostle. Christ sought him out. He was not called to a position for pride but one of service, the context is that of an immediate attendant or a steward of the house. However, we are not servants or slaves with no intimacy with our master because Christ also calls us his friends (John 15:15)

Set apart for the gospel of God. The Pharisees, which Paul had been, considered themselves set apart for the study of the law. Paul had been set apart for something different now, a gospel Pharisee. He had been set apart for devotion to the gospel of God which had been set up by God not by man.

God called Paul to a specific office or role, that of an apostle.

If you are a believer in Christ, God has set you apart for this same gospel and has given you a specific office or role.

May we fill that role with the same zeal as Paul.