24 Nov 2014 YOURE A PRIEST AT WORK (2) You are a... priesthood. 1 Peter 2:9 In his book Habits of the Heart, sociologist Robert N. Bellah describes three attitudes people have towards their work. The first group treats it as a job. When you do this, you see it strictly as a way to make money and pay the bills. Like the bumper sticker says, I owe, I owe, so off to work I go. But if your main focus is on what you receive from your work, youll most likely come to resent it. The second group approaches work as a career. Here your motivation will be higher, but your focus is on advancement and prestige. That means, however, when your career isnt going well it can feel like your self-worth is on the line. The third group sees their job as their calling. Now, logically speaking, if theres a calling there must be someone making the call, right? That someone is God. Youre not the caller, youre the call-ee, and any work that has meaning, that can be a blessing to people, and fulfils His purposes, is a calling. A doctor or pastor might get sucked into treating work solely as a means of earning a good income, therefore they see it as just a job. On the other hand, a dustman may view what he does--making the world a cleaner place--as a calling. Were not downgrading the importance of those who stand in pulpits and preach; were upgrading the importance of those who serve God forty hours a week in other jobs. The main thing is: when the jobs done well, both will hear the commendation, Well done, good and faithful servant (Matthew 25:23 NIV).
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:04:15 +0000
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