<p>5:2 <i>Tend the flock of God- </i>The Lord&rsquo;s commission to Peter to &ldquo;Feed my sheep&rdquo; is now passed on by Peter to all pastors, whom he pointedly describes as &ldquo;fellow elders&rdquo;, as if to safeguard against any possible misunderstanding to the effect that he was the senior, special elder. They were <i>all</i> to follow his path and thereby achieve the same for others. It is only the typical perversity of the Catholic church which makes them read Peter as the very opposite: as a father figure unapproachable in achievement by any other. The way Peter calls Christ the <i>petra</i> of the ecclesia (1 Pet. 2:8) is surely to warn against any view of himself as exclusively the rock.&nbsp;</p><p><i>Which is among you</i>- The reminder is that the pastors themselves were amongst the flock, also sheep of the good shepherd. They were among the flock (:1), and the flock among them (:2).</p><p><i>Not reservedly but willingly, according to the will of God</i><i>; not for dishonest gain, but eagerly</i><i>- </i>God's will for the salvation of all the sheep was and is to be the &quot;will&quot; &quot;willingly&quot; of the pastors. We will not therefore care for others only in return for material payment or some other benefit; His constant will for the salvation of His people is to be ours.</p>