God has placed in the church, as His appointed helpers, men of varied talents, that through the combined wisdom of many the mind of the Spirit may be met. Men who move in accordance with their own strong traits of character, refusing to yoke up with others who have had a long experience in the work of God, will become blinded by self-confidence, unable to discern between the false and the true. It is not safe for such ones to be chosen as leaders in the church; for they would follow their own judgment and plans, regardless of the judgment of their brethren. It is easy for the enemy to work through those who, themselves needing counsel at every step, undertake the guardianship of souls in their own strength, without having learned the lowliness of Christ. AA 279.1 Impressions alone are not a safe guide to duty. The enemy often persuades men to believe that it is God who is guiding them, when in reality they are following only human impulse. But if we watch carefully, and take counsel wi…
"The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way."
Ellen White directly references Psalms 25:9 in this passage.
"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ."
The EGW passage discusses the importance of diverse talents and counsel within the church, echoing the idea of the body having many members working together in 1 Corinthians 12:12. However, the connection is thematic rather than a direct allusion or principle.
"In the early Christian church there were some who refused to recognize either Paul or Apollos, but held that Peter was their leader. They affirmed that Peter had been most intimate with Christ when the Master was upon the earth, while Paul had been a persecutor of the believers. Their views and feelings were bound about by prejudice. They did not show the liberality, the generosity, the tenderness, which reveals that Christ is abiding in the heart. AA 279.3"
"Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ."
The EGW passage directly references the divisions in the early church regarding Paul, Apollos, and Peter, which is the central theme of 1 Corinthians 1:12. The connection is strong and relevant.