The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. (Ecclesiastes 12:13 ESV)
Job Description
I once hired someone to do some housecleaning, and it did not turn out spectacularly. When I have considered what went wrong, I realize that at least part of the problem was my failure to completely, thoroughly, simply describe what my expectations were. I was too vague, complex, and broad in my description of the work I wanted done.
I sometimes think if we cannot summarize our expectations in one sentence, we aren’t done describing, yet. We should be able to say, “You have one job…”
And our Triune God is the best boss in the universe. He has told us our one job.
Fear and obey Him. (I know, it sounds like two, but it really is one.)
And when we fail, He gives us Jesus to fear and obey on our behalf. And when we ask details about how exactly to do that, He gives us His Word and Spirit. And when we are too full of ourselves to try, He nudges us, pushes us, and wounds us until we hear Him. And when we get lost in the details, He gives us this verse. And when we are too broadly focused, He draws us back.
We have one job. And He has told us what it is.
We are peculiar, we know our job.