Den trofaste træl udgøres af den lille flok, som giver mad til den store skare. "Food for thinking Christians: Why Evil was permitted, and kindered topics", Watchtower October and November 1881 s.5-6
Russell identificerede den kloge træl som “every member of this body of Christ”. Det er “that ‘little flock’ of consecrated servants who are faithfully carring out their consecration…”