當英國女王伊麗莎白二世在2022年9月去世時，數千名士兵被派遣參與送葬隊伍。在龐大的送葬隊伍中，每一個人所承擔的角色幾乎毫不起眼，但許多人卻以此為最大的榮譽。一名士兵宣稱：「這是為女王陛下履行最後職責的機會。」對他來說，重要的不是做了什麼，而是為誰而做，這才使他的工作變得有價值、有意義。

那些被指派管理會幕器具的利未人也是如此。利未的兒子革順、哥轄和米拉利的子孫，沒有被設立為祭司，而是被分派了看似平凡的任務：看守管理器具、燈台、簾子、柱子、帳棚釘和繩索（民數記3章25-26、28、31、36-37節）。然而，他們的工作乃特別由上帝指派，去「辦理帳幕的事」（8節），且詳細記載在聖經中為後世所知。

這是多麼令人鼓舞的想法！今天，對於一個看重頭銜和薪水的社會而言，我們許多人在工作、家庭或教會中所做的事，可能都看似微不足道，但上帝有著不同的看法。若我們的工作和事奉是為了上帝，凡事追求卓越，並為了上帝的榮耀而做，那麼我們的工作就有價值、有意義，因為我們正事奉這位偉大的上帝。

When England’s Queen Elizabeth passed away in September 2022, thousands of soldiers were deployed to march in the funeral procession. Their individual roles must have been almost unnoticeable in the large crowd, but many saw it as the greatest honor. One soldier said it was “an opportunity to do our last duty for Her Majesty.” For him, it was not what he did, but whom he was doing it for that made it an important job.

The Levites assigned to take care of the tabernacle furnishings had a similar aim. Unlike the priests, the Gershonites, Kohathites, and Merarites were assigned seemingly mundane tasks: cleaning the furniture, lampstands, curtains, posts, tent pegs, and ropes (Numbers 3:25–26, 28, 31, 36–37). Yet their jobs were specifically assigned by God, constituted “doing the work of the tabernacle” (v. 8), and are recorded in the Bible for posterity.

What an encouraging thought! Today, what many of us do at work, at home, or in church may seem insignificant to a world that values titles and salaries. But God sees it differently. If we work and serve for His sake—seeking excellence and doing so for His honor, even in the smallest task—then our work is important because we’re serving our great God.