EXPEDIENCY
In Bible parlance, a method can be expedient only if it is lawful. In other words, if there is a generic authority for a practice, one may pursue an expedient method for implementing it.
Here's an example. When Jesus mandated his disciples to evangelize the world (Mt. 28:18-20; Mk. 16:15-16; Lk. 24:46-47), he left it up to them to use the most expedient mode of transportation possible.
Sometimes a thing may be lawful, but not expedient (cf. 1 Cor. 10:23). For instance, in apostolic times it was technically lawful to eat meat that had been sacrificed to idols, yet, in some cases (where others might be tempted to stumble), it was not expedient (see 1 Cor. 8:1ff; 1 Cor. 10:23ff; Rom. 14).
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