Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. (Acts 6:3,4 ESV)
Work and Work
I have a relative who belittles my occupation. Because I do not break out in a sweat, he has thought that I do not do any real work. When we have discussed it, I tend to emphasize the hard mental effort, my emotional exhaustion, and the difficulty of pastoral work. But we both were looking at it wrong. Because I can acknowledge the necessity and value in his work. And he can do the same with mine.
The Disciples did not suggest physical laborers because they were lazy, or even because they looked down on that kind of work. Instead, they acknowledged that many kinds of work exist.
And they are all useful in God’s kingdom.
We do not need to compete with each other for which kind of work is best.
Instead, we get to rejoice that God enables all kinds of workers for all kinds of work.
We are peculiar, we can ALL work for Christ’s kingdom.