Doesn't matter what the particular gift is. Paul said "the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands." That means that a gift of God can be conveyed to someone through the laying on of hands, which I believe was the point.
For the record, I believe the gift to which Paul is referring is the guidance of the Holy Spirit to enable Timothy to faithfully administer the office of a bishop in the Church of God. But that is secondary.
No. The point is a gift, not an office.
For the record, I believe the gift to which Paul is referring is the guidance of the Holy Spirit to enable Timothy to faithfully administer the office of a bishop in the Church of God. But that is secondary.
Yes the "gift" would help him to perform in the office but it isn't the office.