You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands Job 14:15 (NKJV)
Did you know that God has already pre-wired you for the work He created you to do? We all have things inside of us that excite us when we think about it. God is the source of this passion. However, our career path may require many stepping stones before we reach the work that we were ultimately created for. The psalmist says "All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" (Ps 139:16).
When the ark of the covenant was to be designed to contain the sacred ten commandments, God prepared a man to perform the important work. "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts -- to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship'" (Ex 31:1-6).
We do not know much about Bezalel, but you can be sure he had many jobs leading up to this most important assignment. He was also the first man mentioned in all of scripture to be "filled with the spirit of God."
When your work is empowered by the Spirit of God you will be hand-picked for some of the most important assignments. He says the skilled worker will even serve before kings (Prov. 22:9). God will see to it that your skills will be used for His ultimate purposes. This is the call of God for each of us -- to be fulfilled in our work and to use our work to fulfill His purposes on the earth.
He seals the hand of every man, that all men may know His work Job 37:7 (NKJV).
by Os Hillman at www.marketplaceleaders.org.
6 comments:
really thought provoking. I forget most times to offer up my work and to seek God to make sure I'm still doing what he's asked me to do.
Love the illustration of Bezalel.
Ditto TRM. I pray that God uses us all for His glory and that we all honor Him with our work.
cas
"to be fulfilled in our work and to use our work to fulfill His purposes on the earth."
I think that I am pretty good at the first part but need to work on the second part.
- LT
It makes me wonder if I'm doing the ultimate work that God wants me to be doing or is this a pitspot on that road? Either way it's gratifying.
good message - i tend to look too much about how the work impacts me (good or bad) rather than what impact i have on others through my work. i tend to get swept up in the emotion of the job and how it makes ME feel. i need to start focusing on how i use it to help others and glorify God.
What a great reminder, TRD! I too need to stop thinking about how work makes me feel or how my work looks to others, and focus only on glorifying God in my work.
tba
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