. God did not give us a gift to bury it. There are nine spiritual gifts based on Paul's first letter to the Corinthians the first of which is the gift of wisdom. The Holy Spirit is the author of the spiritual gifts. It is important to seek knowledge and wisdom about these gifts because if we do not understand them, we will not know how to use them to effectively build God's kingdom. If everyone operated according to their giftings and understood their place, then the body of Christ would be like a well-oiled machine. All of the components would be running and in their proper place.