Do Your Job Well

23His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.'
Matthew 25:23

Over the next four weeks we will be discussing the next major focus for individuals attempting to lead their church during the interim time between pastors. The title “Do Your Job Well” is intended to be a declaration as well as provide reigns for the minister to remain controlled during the church’s pursuit of identity, family, and resolution. The statement seems to be both understated and lacking in enough complexity to be valuable, but it is the simplicity of this phrase that grants us the most valuable information.

For me, the trembling supports of the church called for action on my part to help steady the church during the struggles of losing a pastor. Help with choirs, programs, children, departments, building and maintenance, etc. But the problems continued and the duties to which I was assigned seemed to wane in the oppressive nature to each extra item on my plate. The problem is that when we decide to make an aspect of the church our business, our busyness never ends. We become inundated with items, and things to do, and we lose our ability to Minister like we should. Keeping ourselves to our job seems a bit harsh but, in large part, we must stay confined to our job in order that we are able to accomplish whatever is charged to us.

Doing our jobs well extends to each individual, not just staff members. Each of us have work that needs to be done in order that the church is able to move and advance the cause of Christ. From time to time, the job and ministry seem separate things altogether, but we must remember that the gospel of Jesus Christ is what provokes us to be a part of the job, as well as the people we hope to serve.

I pray that we will be able to discover exactly what our job is and how to do whatever it is to the glory of our creator, and for the advancement of the kingdom He has created; then may we enter into the joy of our master.