Eccl
9:8 (ESV) Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge
or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
NOTE: This is wisdom
under the sun. It is good and useful but also ignores wisdom from above the
sun. The NT provides the fuller meaning in Colossians 3:23,24 "Whatever
you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the
Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward." The NT is fuller
because it seems to take in the spiritual side of work for the Lord as well,
since it promises a future reward as part of our promised inheritance. But both
verses point out the key principle -- work hard and do a good job. This is such
a key concept to life. In Prov 22:29 is a verse I've seen played out many times
in my own life, "Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand
before kings; he will not stand before obscure men." Good work has a
reward, it is noticed. In this day of distractions, this truth is even more
important. We must be careful to not grow lazy through all the distractions,
but do a good job at work. Not only because we will be noticed at work, but
more importantly because we are really serving the Lord.
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