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Originally Posted by TaylorOtwell 
I don't see any passage in Scripture that bars any believing man from sharing a lesson from the Scripture in the gathering of the church. If he brings incorrect teaching, it can be corrected.
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For worship we don't have to provide a scripture barring any believing man from sharing a lesson. We must have positive commands. The passage you have been referencing does not give a positive command that just anyone can bring a teaching. As I've already pointed out, Paul says, within the context of letting individuals take turns speaking, that two or three prophets should be allowed to speak, and that the other prophets should judge what he has to say.
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If we are hesitant to hear someone based on the fact that we don't feel like they are a good enough speaker or smart enough to be teaching us, perhaps we should refer to 1st Corinthians 13.
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It's not necessarily that I would think someone a poor speaker or not smart enough, but I want to be taught by those who have been recognized by the Church as having the gift of teaching and who have been set apart for that purpose ("the elders who labor in teaching and preaching").
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Furthermore, if 2nd Timothy 3:16 is true, what do we make of this passage (except verse 40) being nothing more than satisfying mere historical curiosity about the early church?
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This begs the question. Perhaps it does only satisfy mere historical curiosity. If that is true, so what? But if it does more than that, you need to look at the passage within the context of the entire New Testament's teaching on how instruction during worship is supposed to take place. Again, I certainly think it is up for discussion whether discussion/questions should be allowed, but you seem to be overlooking both immediate context and other relevant NT passages as it concerns
who can stand up and teach.