The election of Matthias to succeed Judas was_____

The election of Matthias to succeed Judas was the fulfillment of scripture. According to the biblical account in Acts 1:15-26, the apostles were looking for a replacement for Judas, who had betrayed Jesus and then taken his own life. They prayed and asked for guidance, and then used casting lots to choose Matthias as the new apostle to join the twelve. This was seen as fulfilling the scripture that said there would be twelve apostles, and was a way of ensuring that the number of apostles was complete again. The election of Matthias was not a command from Peter or an instruction given by Jesus, but was instead a way of following the guidance of God as revealed in the scripture.