Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Philippians chapter 1:
12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, 13 so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; 14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 The former[fn] preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
Paul explains that the Gospel is still effective no matter what the motivation of the teacher may be. Even his own challenges while in chains turned out to be positive to the furtherance of The Gospel. Some teach with a motivation of envy and strife but that does not negate the power of the Gospel toward the hearer. Good seed can be planted by anyone as long as the seed itself is pure. The challenge we each must deal with is to confirm the purity of The Word by those who teach with this motivation. In essence you can teach or share The appropriate Word for the wrong reasons.
In the “faith” movement there was much teaching with a selfish ambition as the motivation. We were taught to “give until it felt good” and many of us did just that. Little did the evangelist realize that we would receive our reward for giving out of a pure heart. They subjected themselves to judgment while we were subjected to blessing. Thankfully, FATHER had it all under control lest his children give themselves into bankruptcy.
As long as Christ is preached I will rejoice exclaims Paul. I join him as well in the way FATHER has orchestrated The Word going forth no matter what the intent of the teacher. Remember, the power is in the seed not the one who delivers it.