Vocational Calling

In my way of thinking it is a tragedy that members of the body of Christ are often thought of as being divided into two categories, those who are "called to the ministry" and those who "do secular work." When in reality, both groups are called by God, and every member of Christ's body is called to ministry.

Just because God calls only some of His children to vocational ministry does not mean that those whom He doesn't call to vocational ministry are any less called to do what they do. If you ask, for example, any pastor or evangelist how he knew that God was calling him when he began to pursue vocational ministry, as very small number of them will tell you about hearing God's audible voice or seeing a vision.

The majority will simply tell you that they "felt led," realizing that God gave them the desire and gifts to serve Him in some vocational ministry. It comes down to the fact that they were interested and felt qualified; the same criteria that most people use to determine their career.

God gifts people in different ways, and how He gifts them makes them more suited for some careers than others. And who can say that the gifting of the accountant, carpenter, homemaker, nurse or teacher is less of a gifting from God than the gifting of the pastor or evangelist?

Just imagine, if it weren't for all those so-called "secular" gifts (which are actually all sacred), it would be impossible for anyone to pursue a calling to vocational ministry for the simple reason that the large majority of vocational ministers are sustained by those who earn money in "secular" jobs. To put it plainly, if everyone were called to vocational ministry, everyone would be starving.

All of this is to say that all of Christ's followers should seek His will regarding their specific vocational calling. And regardless of what it is that God calls us to do, we should follow Paul's admonition that, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." (Col. 3:23-24)

Those words were not written only to pastors and missionaries. All of us work for Jesus. So we should give Him our very best. When we do, there is a very good chance that we'll succeed in our vocation.

--Russ Sharrock

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