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Yes, Peter sometimes acted without thinking (as in Mark 9:6). But not always. Was he "running ahead" when he was the first to acknowledge Jesus as the Christ in Matt. 16?

The apostles did indeed wait in Jerusalem as Jesus commanded. There was an order of business that needed taking care of while they waited. Or was Peter in error about the prophecies he cites in Acts 1:16,20?

Was he sinning in leading the selection of Joseph and Matthias? What verse indicates that?

I see nothing in the text to suggest they "forgot what the Lord said" or were disobedient in any way while they waited. Nor am I so bold as to challenge any of Christ's apostles on my own.

And lest we suppose that Matthias was chosen by men, note that Peter asks the Lord to choose Judas' replacement, just as He had chosen the original twelve. As Solomon says in Prov. 16:33:

"The lot is cast into the lap;
But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah."

OK, well anyway, you put up the questions, I answered, you replied with some more questions and I did my best to answer them.

I’ve thought about this subject in Acts 1 over time and I believe it to be correct but we’re all learning as we go here.

Fun subject (I think this stuff is fun). Thanks for opening the subject.

God bless.