With whom should you be ready to exercise your spiritual gift?
Believers should be ready to exercise their spiritual gift not only with the wealthy and more cultured, but also with those of low esteem. The gift is to be used without hypocrisy, not restricted to impressive people, so it must be available to the humble and lowly as well.
Les explains that love must be without dissimulation, meaning don't be hypocritical. A believer should not exercise their gift only with the wealthy and more cultured people, but must be ready to do it with those of low esteem. The surrounding context contrasts using gifts such as exhortation, giving, ruling, and showing mercy cheerfully, stressing that these are God-given abilities and should be used genuinely for all, not just for impressive people.