The meaning of labor in Christian life

When we define human life from the standpoint of God's calling based on the Bible, our work itself is related to our participation in other established relationships. The dichotomous consideration of labor and leisure is a wrong idea that humans think of as reason without God. Work must be thought of in conjunction with the talents God has ordained for mankind, with the command to fill, conquer, and rule the world. Labor is both a talent, a calling, and a duty. Labor is also related to the overall purpose of our lives. Through our work, God is influencing the creation. In other words, it should be regarded as part of the economy. According to the Bible, labor was originally a system created for God's good purpose, but testimony is that humans have fallen, causing sin to distort the pattern of this work and free it from its original purpose.​

As Christians, we must understand labor as doing to please God and serve Him before God. By doing so, we participate in the good “relationship” established by God and enjoy joy and make our labor noble. This pleasure can break the dichotomy of leisure and labor and bring great joy to labor itself. We must turn the world's economic order into biblical principles. There will be a wave of love, and a river of justice will flow through the stream of history. So the apostle Paul is telling us to work to please God and serve him. Work with God is to enter the kingdom of God. Whether or not we can make our lives a glorious place has to do with the proper recognition of our work.