Gratitude and Generosity at WorkSample

Applications from Joseph’s Management Experience

Genesis’s interest in Joseph’s management of the food crisis lies more in its effect on the family of Israel than in developing principles for effective management. Nonetheless, to the degree that Joseph’s extraordinary leadership can serve as an example for us today, we can derive some practical applications about generosity and gratitude.

1. Gratefully and appropriately acknowledge the gifts God has given you.

2. Seek practical good for others, knowing that God has placed you where you are to be a blessing.

3. Be fair in all of your dealings, especially when the circumstances are grim and deeply problematic.

4. Generously extend the fruit of your labor as widely as possible to those who truly need it, regardless of what you think of them as individuals.

5. Believe that what you do will not only benefit those whom you see and meet, but also that your work has the potential to touch lives for many generations to come. God is able to accomplish abundantly far more than we can ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20).

How does this apply to your work?