Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers are Jesus' gifts

Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers are not gifts given to individuals like the gifts for individuals mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12 but are Jesus' gifts to the church. As Andrew T. Lincoln writes (in his commentary on Ephesians in Word Biblical Commentary), "The difference in emphasis between v 7 and v 11 is not to be ignored. In the former, grace is said to be given by Christ to each; in the latter, those named are themselves Christ’s gifts to the Church."