Summary: Work was created by God and is ultimately good, but it has been corrupted from God’s original design. This corruptions leads us to seek escape in one of two ways: escaping into work or from work, both motivated by proud unbelief and selfishness. Either direction leads to destruction as we seek significance or comfort instead of seeking God. We should use the energy that God has uniquely given to us to work in such a way to accomplish the responsibilities He has given us. We all have work to do in many areas of our lives, so we must focus on keeping the things in our “work bucket” equally glorifying to God and ultimately trust Him rather than ourselves.
