After Luke storms out of the kitchen to go clean the new droids after being told he is needed to stay on the farm for another season, Aunt Beru tries to stick up for him and tells Owen, “Luke’s just not a farmer, Owen. He has too much of his father in him.”
Owen pauses for a moment and then replies, “That’s what I’m afraid of.”
While Owen and Beru seemed to be called to be moisture farmers, Luke was not. Luke felt he was called to do more.
Even though Luke felt called to do something other than being a moisture farmer, he obeyed his Uncle and worked hard.
As believers, we might be in a situation that we know is not where we are meant to stay. We are still obligated to perform at our best.
As Colossians 3:23-24 instructs, “whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”
We, like Luke, need to do our job even if we want to or are called to do something other than what we are doing now. We are not to slack off and use work time to pursue our other passion or calling. Instead, while we are at work, we need to get it our full attention, not only because our employer is paying us but also because, as believers, our work represents our relationship with the Lord.
When we work hard and put in a full day’s work in exchange for a full day’s pay, that is expected. What is unexpected is to shine in our work. We should be known for being hard workers and dedicated to what we do.
As Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, “let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
