ASHORTWORK
Biblical Understanding based on the Record of Scripture
The words ordain/ordained/ordination are used four times in the NKJ translation of the New Testament and none of them have anything to do with bestowing rank or offices on the members of the Church. In fact, in the NKJ, the term "ordination" is never used at all. What "ordained" is used for though is to describe the choice God made for the judgement of the world. Different translations often use different words, but the answer lies in the continuity of the record of scripture rather than in this word or that.
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Psalms 34:4-7 NKJV
I sought Yehovah and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed.
The poor man cried out, and Yehovah heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of Yehovah encamps all around those who fear Him and delivers them.