Work Is Worship – kenbarnes.us

The LORD also said to Moses, “Look, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, intelligence, and skill in all kinds of crafts. (Exodus 31:1-3 NLT)

God has all types of callings for his people. In our culture, we have sometimes made people who work with their hands second-class citizens.

We had our house completely redone a few years back after water damage. I watched carpenters, stonemasons, plumbers, and electricians do their thing. None of them had probably read Shakespeare but make no mistake about it—they were intelligent and skillful in their craft. I have a master’s degree in education, but I went away from this experience a little envious that I don’t have some of those skills.

We often confuse function and value. To God, we do not derive our value from what we do. Our value is intrinsic because we are made in God’s image and bought with a price. There is fulfillment in using your gifts and skills, but to God, it does not add any value; that is a given. You do not get value from our work; you wring value to it because you are a person of value.

Yet, the spirit of this world tries to tell us there are the haves and the have-nots. Taking the initiative for education or training is good, but one size does not fit all. As Christians, we need to stop thinking like the world about what is valuable and what is not. The answer is the message of the Cross. The land is all level at the foot of the Cross. There are no big people or little people, whether you are a CEO or a laborer, just sinners in need of grace.

God gives different types of wisdom and intelligence, such as in his servant Bezalel. So, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, whatever you do, do it for the Lord (Colossians 3:23), whether that be what we call sacred or secular; everything is sacred, done for God. When you go to work tomorrow, remember that you are a person of value, gifted and called by God, and everything you do is an act of worship to God.

Image used from permission by Microsoft.

Ken Barnes, the author of “The Chicken Farm and Other Sacred Places” YWAM Publishing and Broken Vessels through Kindle Direct Publishing.

Ken’s Website— https://kenbarnes.us/
Ken blogs at https://kenbarnes.us/blog/
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