Continuing with 1 Corinthians 12, we may all be different, but our multitude of spiritual gifts still work together. The simple reason why is that our gifts were all given by God. Verses 4-7 state:
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
In the rest of the chapter, Paul compares the church to a body instead of an orchestra, but the concept is the same. In the orchestra, some instruments have many members in their section (like violins), others need only one (like the timpani). In a church without a full orchestra, sometimes the softer instruments need louder microphones, while other sections need acoustic panels to soften some of their sound. And when performing together, if one part is suffering, the whole orchestra sounds bad. But if a soloist plays their part beautifully, the whole orchestra is given a standing ovation!
The body is made up of many parts, not just hands or feet or eyes. Many parts, but one body. Many instruments, but one orchestra. Many Christians, but one Christ and one church. Let us each do our part, not hogging the spotlight, so that Christ is the one given the standing ovation.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
1 Corinthians 12:21-25