Ephesians 6:5-9 “Christ in the Workplace”

**Weekday Reflection & Application Questions**  

**Christ in the Workplace — Ephesians 6:5-9**

**Monday — Our Primary Identity: Servants of Christ**  

1. Before you are an employee, manager, owner, or team member, Scripture says you are first a servant of Christ. Where are you currently most tempted to forget this truth and live as though your boss, your performance, or your own advancement is ultimate?  
2. How does beginning the week with the conviction and mindset “You are first a servant of Christ” reshape the way you view Monday morning, your tasks, or the people you work with?  
3. In what specific area of your work this week might God be inviting you to realign your heart so that your effort flows from your identity in Christ rather than from pressure, fear, or people-pleasing?

**Tuesday — Sincerity: Real Obedience, Not Performance**  

4. Paul warns against “eye-service” (working only when watched) and “people-pleasing.” Where in your job are these temptations strongest for you right now?  
5. What would it look like for you to work this week with a “serious, God-aware mindset,” remembering that Christ Himself stands over every workplace relationship? Be specific!
6. When your supervisor is unfair, no one is watching, money is on the line, or time is short, how can you choose to “keep doing the right thing” as unto the Lord instead of letting circumstances or approval dictate your effort? If they have been unfair, how did you handle it, and how did that align with how God would have us live?

**Wednesday — Good Will: Whole-Hearted Service as Worship**  

7. The text calls us to render service “with a good will as to the Lord and not to man” and to do “the will of God from the heart.” In what ways does viewing your daily work as worship (rather than mere duty or self-interest) change your attitude toward routine, difficult, or unseen tasks?  
8. In what ways might you currently be thinking mainly about how this job benefits you rather than how you can be a blessing and benefit to your boss, coworkers, customers, or the business?  
9. What is one concrete way you can offer your work “as to the Lord” this week—with eagerness, excellence, generosity, or integrity—even if it goes unnoticed by others?

**Thursday — Trusting Christ, Our Final Rewarder**  

10. Verse 8 promises that whatever good anyone does, they will receive back from the Lord. How does knowing Christ is the “final paymaster” encourage you in monotonous, hidden, underappreciated, or unrewarded work?  
11. When you feel unseen or unrewarded, how might remembering that “Christ sees what nobody celebrates” protect you from despair, resentment, or poor workmanship?  
12. Where do you need to bring less-than-faithful work to Jesus this week—asking Him both to forgive compromised obedience and to reform your work by His Spirit for His glory?

**Friday — Those with Authority: Called to the Same Christ-Centered Standard**  

13. Paul turns directly to those with power and says, “Masters, do the same to them.” If you lead, manage, or have authority over others, how does this challenge you to bring the same sincerity and good will into your leadership?  
14. What does it look like for you to relate to those under your authority with a “willing, positive, for-their-good posture”—even when leadership is costly, correction is needed, or hard calls must be made?  
15. The golden rule applies here perfectly. Where in your leadership or influence this week can you more intentionally seek the good of those you oversee, treating them justly and generously as unto Christ?

**Saturday — Stop Threatening and Lead as a Servant**  

16. “Stop your threatening” includes more than explicit threats; it forbids a posture of fear, humiliation, shame, constant pressure, or management by intimidation. Where might you (or someone you influence) be tempted to lead or manage this way?  
17. Jesus said the greatest must be a servant of all (Mark 10:42-45). How does this upside-down kingdom principle confront the way you think about power, position, perks, or “making it to the top”?  
18. What would it look like for you to use any authority you have this week in a way that reflects the kindness and patience of Christ—being a servant first, even as you correct, evaluate, or lead?

**Sunday — The Lord Over Both: Equal Before Our Master**  

19. As you prepare to gather with the church this Sunday, how does remembering that we all have the same Master in heaven—with no partiality—shape the way you view your coworkers, boss, employees, or the people you lead?  
20. Jesus forgives proud bosses and resentful employees and changes us by His Spirit. Where do you need to bring your workplace struggles, compromises, attitudes, or hurts to Him in repentance and faith this week?  
21. How can you pray this week for greater sincerity, good will, humble authority, and perseverance in living under Christ’s lordship in your workplace—and in the workplaces of our whole church family?

May the Lord who claims every workplace strengthen you to work and lead as those who belong first to Him.