gifts of healings, helps, administrations,...” (1 Cor 12:28).

God ranked it seventh, just after the gift of “helps” (1 Cor 12:28). Therefore, evidently it cannot be a leading gift. For example, how can a leading gift be below helps? Helps is not a leading gift. How can administrations be below the gift of helps? If it means to rule, how can a ruler be below his helps? This is like saying that an employee is greater or above his employer [I am speaking in human terms]. If “helps” is greater than “administrations”, then this is like saying that a servant is greater than his master. But Jesus said no servant is greater than his master (Jn 13:16). How can the shepherd be below his sheep, in the sense of giftings? It does not make any sense, therefore, to place a leading gift below the gift of help. It’s illogical. It’s not fitting. So, “administrations” must mean something else.

.... more about this in the Bible Study on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit