Worship at the Workplace
Ever feel like your job or daily chores don’t “count” spiritually? In this episode, discover how every task, seen or unseen, can become worship when you do it for the Lord, not for applause.
Ever feel like your job or daily chores don’t “count” spiritually? In this episode, discover how every task, seen or unseen, can become worship when you do it for the Lord, not for applause.
Have you ever wondered if what you do from 9 to 5 really matters to God, or if He only cares about what happens at church?
It’s easy to treat your job, housework, or daily responsibilities as just “getting through the day,” while thinking worship only happens when you’re singing or reading your Bible. Over time, that divide can make most of your life feel spiritually empty, even if you’re working hard and doing good things.
In this episode, we’ll look at the story of accountant Phillip Gallson, who turned an ordinary desk job into a lifelong ministry by treating every client and every tax return as service to Christ. Through his example and Colossians 3:23–24, you’ll learn how to see your own work, no matter how “ordinary” it feels, as part of your worship, done for the Lord rather than for people.
BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL LEARN:
- Why God cares deeply about how you show up in your job, chores, and everyday responsibilities
- How Colossians 3:23–24 reframes your work as worship when you remember who your true Boss is
- Simple ways to approach even your most routine tasks as offerings to Jesus, not just items on a to‑do list
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An office full of cubicles and tax forms doesn't
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sound like a worship space, does it? But that's exactly what it
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became for one accountant. Philip Galson spent his days
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doing what most of us would call boring work, working with
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spreadsheets and filing tax returns. But co-workers said he
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performed his work as an accountant, more like a social
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worker. He'd drive to elderly clients' homes to pick up their
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papers, then linger at their kitchen table so they wouldn't
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feel alone. And when he died, there was more than an hour's
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wait at his wake because so many people wanted to tell how he had
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helped and mentored them. Why in the world would someone treat
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routine, unseen accounting work with that kind of care when
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there were quicker, more efficient ways to get the job
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done?
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Welcome to Daily Devotions for Busy Lives. I'm Bart Léger, and
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today we're talking about something that touches almost
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every waking hour of your week, and that is your work. Not just
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your paycheck job, but all of it. Emails, errands, dishes,
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caregiving, yard work, school assignments. Most of us separate
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those things from what we call worship. We think worship is
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what happens when we sing at church or when we're alone with
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our Bible and a cup of coffee. But Scripture gives us a much
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bigger picture. Colossians 3, 23 and 24 says,
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When Paul first wrote those words, many of those he was
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speaking to were servants, people who had very little
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control over what they did all day. Their work was often
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invisible, repetitive, and definitely wasn't glamorous. And
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right into that reality, God says, Whatever you do, work at
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it like you're working for me. That means the real question
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about your work isn't, Is it exciting? Or is anyone noticing?
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But who am I doing this for? If you're working mainly for
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people's approval, your motivation will go up and down
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depending upon who's watching or who's praising you, or sometimes
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who's criticizing you. But if you're working for the Lord,
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Even the most ordinary task becomes an opportunity to say,
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Jesus, this is for you. Folding laundry for your family or
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answering emails with integrity. Caring for a client like they
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matter. Maybe doing homework when no teacher's looking and
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just doing it because it's right. Or maybe changing a diaper in
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the middle of the night. I know, none of that feels very
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worshipful, But Colossians 3 says the master you're serving
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is Jesus Christ. He sees, and he remembers, and he calls that
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worship. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as
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your reward. In other words, there is eternal weight attached
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to the way you show up in your everyday responsibilities. Your
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title may never be on a wall, but your faithfulness is written
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on his heart. Philip Galson didn't just file taxes. He saw
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every return and every conversation, every kitchen
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table visit as service done for the Lord. His sister, business
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professor Charlene Busca, said, He transformed his work in a way
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that was especially pleasing to God. Doing his job as if Christ
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were his true boss, not the IRS or the firm that he worked for.
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That quiet faithfulness turned an ordinary desk job into daily
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worship, and left a legacy no title ever could. You may not be
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an accountant, but your world is full of tax return moments,
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tasks that may seem small and unseen. And the question is, how
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will you approach them? You can rush through them, resent them,
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cut corners, or just survive until they're over. Or you can
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walk into that same space and quietly say, Lord, I'm doing
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this with you and for you. Help me do it with love. Help me do
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it with excellence and integrity, even if no one else notices.
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That shift doesn't magically make the job easy, but I believe
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it does make it meaningful. Your workplace, your kitchen, your
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classroom, maybe your delivery route, they all become places
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where worship happens because you are there and Christ is your
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true boss. Here's today's challenge. Think about one
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specific task you do regularly that feels especially dull or
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thankless. Maybe it's a report you always have to write or a
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chore at home you dread. It might be a responsibility no one
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ever thanks you for. And today, before you start that task,
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pause for a moment and pray, Lord, I'm doing this for you.
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Help me work willingly as if I'm working for you and not for
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people. Then, do that task with a little extra care and
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attention. And do it as an act of worship and let that be your
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offering to Him. Lord, thank you that our worship isn't limited
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to a church building or a song. Thank you that every ordinary
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task can be done for you. Help us remember that you are our
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true master and teach us to work willingly with integrity and
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love, even when no one else sees. Turn our workplaces and our
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homes into places of worship as we serve you in all we do. In
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Jesus' name, amen. If this episode has encouraged you,
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think of someone else who feels like their work doesn't matter
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and share it with them. Just send them the link from the show
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notes and they may need this reminder today. Thanks for
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joining me on Daily Devotions for Busy Lives. Remember, every
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task, unseen or seen, can be worship when you do it for the
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Lord, not for applause. Come back next time for more
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encouragement to help you live grounded in God's truth. Until
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then, God bless and have a great day.
