Ecclesiastes
9:10 exhorts people to do everything to the best of their abilities— “Whatever
your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead,
where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor
wisdom.”
Philippians 2:14-15 echoes the value of hard work by teaching: “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.”
Both of these verses exhort believers in the one true God to recognize the sacred nature of the work we are given to do on this earth. We should do our work to the best of our abilities without complaint and without an expectation of reward since we are merely performing our God-given duties.
Unfortunately, this sentiment does not appear to be universally understood or shared.
By the end of 2020, 33% of Americans had contracted COVID-19 and as of September 2021, 80% of Americans had detectable antibodies to COVID-19 based on data from blood donor studies. It is high time all of us kept calm and carried on.
As the Bible teaches, all of us have jobs to do and roles to play. As we know from Romans 5:3-4, “we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
The pandemic is old news, so let’s get on with our lives!
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