Flawed Views of Your Work

In the book “Your Work Matters to God,” the authors discuss three flawed views of work. They labeled the second as the “two-story view.”

The authors observed that the church has at times confused their congregants by highlighting missionaries and pastors and their callings, which is a good thing. But if they are the only ones celebrated, those in the marketplace may end up feeling like second-class citizens, without a calling from God.

Years ago, I helped Chuck acquire a trash hauling business. When completed, our pastor publicly prayed an anointing and blessing over Chuck for his calling to the trash business.

Tears of joy filled the room as many laborers there realized that if a trash hauler was important to God, maybe their work was as well.

In Exodus 35:10, Moses told the craftsmen, “All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded.”

The first person ever mentioned in Scripture as being filled with the Holy Spirit was a craftsman named Bezalel, not a prophet or priest. Many mistakenly believe there’s a hierarchy with pastors and missionaries at the top. However, God has a vocational calling for each of us.

Don’t let anyone convince you that you are a second-class Christian.