If your incentive to work is rooted in a covetous desire to destroy your neighbor, then you are "striving after wind." But there are many incentives to work and to work hard. Competition drives economies and makes products affordable for all consumers. Modern day flirtations with socialism and governmental coercion are both un-Christian and disastrous. Capitalism is rooted in liberty, where the consumers determine which businesses fail and succeed, based on what they buy. Work is a good thing, when done in moderation. The lazy will destroy themselves, as will the workaholic. Jesus encouraged both work and rest. Life must be governed by both.
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Shane Kastler
Incentives to Work An Exposition of Ecclesiastes Heritage Baptist Church
Shane Kastler serves as Pastor of Heritage Baptist Church in Lake Charles, Louisiana. An Oklahoma native, Shane is a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and Northeastern State University (B.B.A.). In addition to pastoring, he writes a weekly religion...
