when i've been presented with one of these "spiritual gift tests" i've thought the same thing, that this isn't really something i should be filling out myself.
they come across to me as more of a "preference test" than an actual test for giftedness in any area. the ones i've seen ((only a few in total)) all ask questions about whether i'd rather do this or that, whether i like this or that, or what my favorite is out of these or those. so they are about my own desires, likes & dislikes, etc. they are asking what i'm most comfortable with or most pleased with, or what i value most, and they are not comprehensive in any way. i get the impression that they are modeled after some kind of career-matching survey.
but why should a "spiritual gift" be correlated with what i personally prefer or enjoy? are those the same thing?
as an example, i played soccer ((football for all of you who aren't American)) for some 15 years. i like to play offense. i prefer to play offense. i like intercepting passes, trying to score goals, trying to put distance between myself and the defense to score passes. sprinting after loose balls and upsetting formed plays. but i'm not that great at ball control and i never really excelled at scoring. on the other hand i was really, really good at defense. match me with the other teams star player and for 90 minutes that dude is either not going to touch the ball at all, or he's going to be on his face in the pitch the moment he does. his passes are going out of bounds. he's not going to be open. he is not going to score. but i don't enjoy that or prefer that position. any "soccer gifts test" in the format of all the "spiritual gifts tests" that i've ever seen is going to make me a forward -- but a smart, observant coach is going to put me on defense, and that's going to be better for the team. coach isn't going to ask me what i like to do -- coach is going to watch, and see what i actually excel at, and put me where i'm most effective, whether its what i'm inclined towards in my mind/heart or not.
same thing with American football, which i also played for about 6 years in school. i wanted to run the ball, or to be a receiver, catching passes and scoring. it's my favorite part of the game. but coach put me on the line on offense, and at defensive end, because coach saw that i'm really good at gaining leverage, tying up the defensive line and stuffing linebackers, and at throwing tight-ends off their game, sacking quarterbacks and wrecking end-around runs. what i "liked" or "wanted" had little correlation with what was optimal for me to be doing for the sake of the team.
so i figure these kinds of tests ((in the format they are commonly designed)) are asking the wrong people. it doesn't matter if i want to teach - i hate it, am terribly frightened of it, and try really hard to avoid it. but other people tell me i'm good at it, and that they learn from what i say, and that i ought to do it. other people who never ask me if i "want to" or "like to" or "am inclined to" when given a choice.