You are correct, I did misunderstand in its context.
But, Jesus didn't leave Peter and the apostles "in charge". He left the Holy Spirit...
John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
The only thing the apostles do is "bear witness" of Jesus. (John 15:27)
In Christ...Alone!
Sure, but does one exclude the other? Almost every church I think has a pastor out there who is in charge--so does that mean that people are following him and not the Holy Ghost? Does the pastor's authority evacuate the authority of Spirit?
Of course not--the Spirit often works through that pastor to act in the world. That's all that we're saying here. We're not putting Peter and the Apostles *over* the Holy Spirit...but we are saying that the Holy Spirit chose to use them in a unique way which he didn't choose for everyone else:
"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.".."What you bound on earth will be bound in heaven"..."whoever hears you, hears me"...etc.