The Righteousness of Work
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I. Work Is Profitable
I. Work Is Profitable
23 In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.
4 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.
7 With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men,
II. Work Provides Food
II. Work Provides Food
11 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
19 He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
26 A worker’s appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on.
Food is a good incentive to work.
III. Work Provides Honor
III. Work Provides Honor
24 The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.
Martin Greenfield is one of the world's most respected and accomplished tailors. Since emigrating from the former Czechoslovakia to America in 1947, he has dressed everyone from the Rat Pack and Leonardo DiCaprio to Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Barack Obama.
My first job in the camps was washing Nazi uniforms. I knew nothing of the task. Still, I grabbed a brush and an SS soldier's shirt and scrubbed hard and fast. After working my way about halfway through the pile, it happened. I scrubbed so hard the bristles ripped the collar. The face of the pacing soldier at my station flushed red. I do not remember his words, but I remember his baton. He beat me until I bled. He needed to make an example out of me for the other prisoners. When he was finished with my flogging, he balled up the torn shirt and threw it in my face before huffing off.
The shirt was trash to the soldier but not to me. I kept it. Working in the laundry was a nice man who knew how to sew. He gave me a needle and thread and taught me how to sew a simple stitch. I mended the shirt.
18 He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.
Work Requires Focus
Work Requires Focus
27 Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.
Produce before you consume.
23 Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
25 When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
26 The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field,
27 And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.
(23) Make sure you know
Example: Isaac sending Joseph to check on his brothers.
(25) Things change just like the seasons and you must know the needs of your flock for each season. Adapt to those needs or you will lose the flock.
What is your flock? Your family? Know your spouse and kids because they don’t stay babies their whole lives, Your business? know your employees and your bank accounts because markets change and so do your customers needs.
11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,
16 “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
17 “For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.
18 “No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”
Jesus knows the condition of his flocks. He knew our need for salvation. He did all the work for us. He laid down His life paid the sin debt that we owed so that we could be free eternal punishment.