It is irresponsible to compartmentalize work and worship. If God entrusts us with a purpose, our work is to live out that purpose. Therefore, our work is worship. If we cannot worship God while we work, we may have to reassess our attitude toward worship or what we are doing. One can do the most menial job and make it worship if we do it as unto the Lord.
Paul addresses this perspective even to slaves but continues to encourage us as he states, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters," (Colossians 3:23). To refuse to work is a worship problem, not a work problem. It goes to the fundamental practices of life. Are we on time? Do we meet deadlines? Are we faithful to our jobs, no matter what they are? God is glorified in our vocations, living out our purposes with an attitude of worship in all we do as work.
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1Conrad, Joseph. (1980). Heart of Darkness. Easton Press.