100 Bible Verses About Teamwork
Bible verses about Teamwork
Exploring teamwork through the lens of scripture reveals a profound truth: we are stronger together. God's design emphasizes unity and collaboration, mirroring the harmonious relationship within the Holy Trinity. By studying verses about teamwork, we discover practical wisdom for building stronger relationships, fostering mutual support, and achieving common goals, both within the church and in our daily lives. Understanding this principle empowers us to move beyond individual limitations, embracing the power of collective effort guided by faith. Let these verses inspire you to cultivate a spirit of teamwork, reflecting God's love and purpose in all that you do.
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Genesis 31:23 (KJV)
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
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And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?
And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord:
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
Thus did all the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
And Abraham said, I will swear.
And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
Wherefore Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying,
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king’s house,
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.
And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
The Bible's verses on teamwork resoundingly emphasize unity, mutual support, and shared purpose in achieving a common goal. From Ecclesiastes' wisdom on the strength of two to Philippians' call for selfless harmony and 1 Corinthians' illustration of interdependent gifts, the message is clear: we are better together. God designed us for community, equipping each individual with unique skills that, when combined, create something far greater than the sum of its parts. Reflect upon these principles. Consider how you can actively cultivate a spirit of collaboration, humility, and encouragement in your own relationships and endeavors. By embracing teamwork, inspired by biblical truths, we not only enhance our collective success but also reflect the heart of God, who models perfect unity within the Trinity. Let these verses challenge us to build bridges, not walls, and to work together in love towards purposes that glorify Him.