1 Corinthians 12-15

What the apostle Paul meant as an instruction for orderly worship is often now understood today as Paul saying women should not speak during church meetings. "Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says. If they have any questions, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in church meetings. " 1 Corinthians 14:34‭-‬35 NLT. I am not sure why no one pointed out that Paul seemed to be referring to married women only, so what happens if a woman was not married, could she speak? Secondly, why did Paul tolerate and have so many women ministers among his acquaintances and protege if he really did not believe women could minister and speak during church meetings? If you really want to understand what Paul was trying to say here, then you would moved back up a few verses. "Well, my brothers and sisters, let’s summarize. When you meet together, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in tongues, and another will interpret what is said. But everything that is done must strengthen all of you. No more than two or three should speak in tongues. They must speak one at a time, and someone must interpret what they say. But if no one is present who can interpret, they must be silent in your church meeting and speak in tongues to God privately. " 1 Corinthians 14:26‭-‬28 NLT. This entire chapter is about orderly worship. Again, Paul is not saying you can't speak in tongues when you are in a public meeting, no. He is saying however that for order and peace, it might make more sense to speak in tongue privately when in a public meeting since no one understands the speaker anyway. "Remember that people who prophesy are in control of their spirit and can take turns. For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God’s holy people. " 1 Corinthians 14:32‭-‬33 NLT. God is not a God of disorder, that is the key word. He is addressing disorder and he tells everyone, whether man or woman who might cause disorder during meetings to equally keep quiet. Since married women who didn't have to follow the Jewish laws of sitting separate from their husbands, were abusing this freedom and causing rancor during church meeting talking to the husbands, Paul is simply saying, they should take their private discussions to their own homes.