Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.
2 Corinthians 6:17
Temptations such as money, power, sexual immorality, and recognition can be overwhelming in many work environments, and Paul’s prohibition would suggest that it is better to remove yourself from that employment “yoke” than be defiled in body and spirit or to compromise your relationship with the Lord.
On the other hand, others can work amid those temptations as a witness to the truth and love and hope of the gospel. Usually, they need someone outside the temptations of their work to help them maintain their faith.
Esther is an interesting example of this kind of situation. God called her into the harem of King Ahasuerus so that she would be able to serve as protector of her Jewish people. The temptations of that “work” were to protect her status and privilege as the king’s chosen queen (Esther 4:11-16).
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