It was a special enablement to do a specific task. • Duration of the filling: The filling lasts as long as it takes to accomplish the given task. This can be seen from Peter (Acts 2:4; 4:31) and Paul (Acts 9:17; 13:9). In no instance is there an indication that sovereign fillings lasted only until there was personal sin in one’s life. • Scope of the filling: In every instance, the special filling of the Holy Spirit is a sovereign work of God by which men are empowered by the Spirit for a divine task.