Tag: Work

Jesus is interested not only in expansion but occupation as well.

Christians occupy earthly territory for the kingdom of God when they manage those places, people and things under under their authority in accordance with the will of King Jesus. As discussed in the last post, Jesus’s rule is accomplished through obedience to His will.

But doing what Jesus has called you to do in your job is only part of exercising the delegated authority of King Jesus in your workplace. Obedience must be accompanied by excellence.

Delegated authority is representative. It is representative of the person from whom it is delegated. A deputy sheriff’s authority is representative of the authority of the sheriff.

Continue reading “Bringing the Kingdom to Work: Part II”

Ask a theologian for a definition of the kingdom of God and he/she will likely tell you it is “the rule of God.”

And, as I’ve addressed in another post, one of the ways Jesus rules is by delegated authority. In other words, Jesus rules–his Kingdom is established–through those who carry out His will on the earth.

So, when Jesus was teaching His disciples to pray he told them to pray “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matt. 6:9-13). Jesus’ rule is accomplished through obedience to His will.

A common misconception. This principle is applicable in the workplace. The problem is well-meaning Christians assume that means Jesus wants them to establish a Bible study at work, witness to their boss or coworkers during work hours. That may be true, but it may not be true and it certainly should not be assumed.

Continue reading “Bringing the Kingdom to Work: Part I”

This is the first in a five-part series on bringing the kingdom of God to your workplace.

After this introduction, I will give you the three essentials to bringing the kingdom of God to your workplace, and you may be surprised to find that evangelism is not one of them. Before I go there though, I need to define some terminology and lay a foundation.

By “bringing the kingdom of God to your workplace” I mean converting your measure of rule at work into Kingdom territory.

Every Christian has people, places and things over which he/she has earthly responsibility. This is what I mean by “measure of rule.” I didn’t make it up. If you look in the Apostle Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, you will find he makes a reference to this concept. (2 Cor. 10:13-16).  Whether Paul had in mind the same concept I’m advancing here probably doesn’t really matter so long as you understand what I mean by the phrase. Continue reading “Bringing The Kingdom To Work: Introduction”