Bible Verses About Occupational Roles

And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?

That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.

Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.