Human labor is a vital aspect of life, and Scripture offers guidance on its purpose and significance. According to Genesis, God Himself worked in creation and assigned Adam to tend the Garden of Eden, establishing work as a fundamental part of human existence. In Colossians, believers are exhorted to do their work "heartily, as for the Lord," while Proverbs advises committing one's plans to the Lord, trusting in His sovereignty. Additionally, passages like Ecclesiastes and 1 Corinthians 10:31 emphasize the importance of finding joy and contentment in one's labor, and doing everything to the glory of God.
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Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live, and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot. Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God. For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”