Corporate executives are committed to excellence because they want to please customers and increase profits. These can be good motives.But followers of Christ the motive that drives a leader to excellence should be a desire to please the One who will give us our final reward.
Everything we do should be done with a conscious awareness of His presence, a realization that He is watching.
Read 1 Kings 10:1-13.
Solomon had been king of Israel about 20 years. He had completed the construction of several magnificent buildings including the Temple of God and his personal palace. His fame for wisdom and understanding had spread throughout the known world.
As with any account that seems too amazing to be true, some of the leaders of other nations determined to pay Israel a visit to meet Solomon for themselves. One such visitor was the queen of Sheba.
The queen of Sheba was amazed by the quality of the court in all its details. This was Israel at its height, and God’s blessing on this nation was evident in the excellence of the palace and the food, the dignity of the king’s officials, the attire of his attending servant and the splendor of the temple.
Her comment after seeing God’s blessing on Solomon first hand was,
"The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes…Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king, to maintain justice and righteousness.” The queen quickly related the excellence in Solomon’s work with his God.
God received glory from Solomon’s work.
If a leader from another part of the country worked with you at your side for one week, would they see excellence in your work as if your work was dedicated directly to God?
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”
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God received glory from Solomon’s work.
If a leader from another part of the country worked with you at your side for one week, would they see excellence in your work as if your work was dedicated directly to God?
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”
Colossians 3:23
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