Everyone should live the life that the Lord gave him and to which God called him.(1 Cor 7:17, ISV)
As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.(1 Peter 4:10, NASB)
God is not a God of disorder but of peace... Everything must be done in a proper and orderly way.(1 Cor 14:33,40, ISV)
If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.(2 Thes 3:10b, NKJV)
Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That's the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.(Eccle 10:10, NLT)
No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.(1 Cor 10:24, NIV)
Serve willingly, as if you were serving the Lord and not merely people, because you know that everyone will receive a reward from the Lord for whatever good he has done...(Eph 6:7-8, ISV)
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.(2 Tim 2:15, ESV)
Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life...(Phil 2:14-16, NKJV)
And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.(Col 3:17, HCSB)
Therefore... be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(1 Cor 15:58, ESV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(Gal 6:9, NIV)
Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.(Luke 16:10, NIV)
Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.(1 Peter 5:3, NLT)
Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.(1 Cor 4:2, ESV)
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.(Eph 2:10, ESV)
