The Son and The Worker 2

We looked at work in the context of the son and the worker.

Both are working but their reasons for doing so are different.

Today I want us to look at the motivations of both.

Relationship with the father is the distinction.

One is positional while the other is relational.

A son’s position does not depend on his performance as a worker.

Relationship is the defining aspect for them.

And the relationship guides their motivation.

You see, a son does not seek to please his father to establish or develop a relationship. A worker must.

The assurance of the son’s position is what guides his work ethic. He works because he is a son and not to become one.

A worker must work because it is his work that links him to the father. The dare not rest because it could very easily compromise his position.

That is the difference.

A son is secure because his position is permanent. A worker must perform to remain connected.

Incidentally, that distinction becomes very prominent as we continue ministering to God.

A son does not need to display his affection or performance to anyone because he does not need anyone’s approval to become or remain a son. A worker must display his affection and loyalty because any slight slip in the father’s perception of the same can very easily compromise his position.

A worker needs constant motivation, either by perks or talks because he needs constant remainder that he does not permanently belong.

Many times, he may need to be deceived that he could eventually become a son as a reward for his work so that he may work even harder and better. Remember house slaves?

However, a son does not need any such because his motivation is the fact that he belongs and that he is working on his enterprise.