IDEA: Christians need to think seriously about the job they take to know if they are doing the will of God on the job. TEXT: "Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free. And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him" (Ephesians 6:5-9).

PURPOSE: To help people evaluate the kind of work they do.

Did you ever have a call to ministry?

Do you believe that what you’re doing today is really doing God’s will? Why?

What do you mean by saying "a call"?

I. Every Christian needs to consider God’s call in their lives.

That doesn’t necessarily mean you have to consider becoming a pastor or a missionary. It does mean that you need to think seriously about how you invest your life.

Paul wrote to slaves in the Roman Empire and said, "Your job is the will of God for you." It’s always important to ask two things about a biblical passage:

In what ways are we like the people Paul is addressing?

In what ways do we differ from the people Paul is addressing?

How does a worker today differ from a slave in the first century?

II. The choices of a slave were limited. Ours may be much more varied.

We have a responsibility to think about the work we do. Where we have a choice, we have a responsibility.

What is the responsibility we have?

How do you go about making the choice for a career or for new employment opportunities?

Is the amount of money you make a legitimate criterion?

Is it the only one?

What makes your job the will of God for you?