According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. 1 Corinthians 3:10 – Paul is addressing the division that he was hearing about within the Corinthian church. Division over which leader the people followed, some Paul, some Apollos, some Peter. Yet Paul told them this was a foolish reason for division, for all the leaders were together and all Paul did was lay the foundational teaching of the Gospel for the church there. Now others were coming in to build on that foundation, to work God’s field and build God’s building. Yet neither the foundation layer or the wall builder should be the one focused on? Why? Because its only by the grace of God that they were even able to be a part of this work. We see in our passage Paul is doing a great work of laying the foundation, but it’s only a result of God’s grace that he was even allowed to have the honor of doing that piece of the work. All this is simply reminding us that if anyone else other than the Lord is getting the glory for the work being done in the church, then we’ve got something wrong happening there. For Paul and Apollos, they were just servants of the Lord who were allowed by God to be a part of His work. For us, whether you’re the pastor, the music guy, the Sunday school teacher, or the janitor, we’re all just servants of the Lord who have been blessed with the honor to work in God’s field and build on God’s house. Let us then give praise and devotion to the Lord alone in the church, and as we see in this passage, let’s give the Lord a work that it is worthy of Him. We’re not working to receive praise, glory, or recognition, we’re working hard because God is worthy of our best. Serve united, remain humble, and work hard. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3110
Question To Ponder: Why should God receive our best work?
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