in 1 Cor. 7:7 Paul is speaking about everyone in the church, all the married people and all the single people, and he is not using the Greek term charisma to refer to an ability that is empowered by the Holy Spirit and used in the ministry of the church. Rather, he is using the word in a more general sense to refer to something freely given to us from God. The word charisma is used in this more general sense in Romans 5:15; 6:23; 2 Corinthians 1:11
