Called, Gifted and Empowered

by Charles Ligon

I watch with amazement each day as our company’s Design Engineers diligently work with enormous focus and attention to detail. They have been tasked to design Distributed Generation Systems for our customers. And, they clearly understand that the scope/specifications of every project must be clear and every detail on the electrical diagram correct. Each engineer is gifted, skilled and competent in their profession and each has been empowered to perform specific assignments. Our company reputation and our financial results depend on their hard-work, skill and ability. As gifted workers, it is evident that they aspire to the highest level of excellence in their vocation.    

In the same way, every Christian has been called, gifted and empowered in their specific vocations. Further, every Christian has been filled with the Spirit of God to assist them wherever God has placed them to work. Every Christian should aspire to the highest level of excellence in their work.

In Exodus 31:1-5 the Lord said to Moses...I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver and in bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft… According to this passage, God called Bezalel by name to build the first Tabernacle, a place where God would dwell among His people. God gifted and empowered Bezalel to do this very important assignment. His competence and craftsmanship, in partnership with the Holy Spirit, would bring glory to God through his work.

Our workplace challenge is to understand that, like Bezalel, God has called, gifted and empowered every Christian to be effective wherever He places us to work. How we perform our God-assignment is integral to both His image and His mission for kingdom advancement. Our work (good or bad) will impact how others view our faith and our ability to minister in the workplace. You might not be called to build a tabernacle but you are called to work with excellence unto His glory (I Cor. 10:31).  Make today count!