How To Put Royalty Into Every Job
‘There is a king in every job.’ Chinese Saying.
I was served today by a young girl at the supermarket who failed to understand that ‘there is a king in every job’. Her face was sour, her attitude was ordinary, and her communication unenthusiastic. All in all, her interaction with both my wife and I was distasteful. In fact, we couldn’t wait to give her the money and leave. She obviously hated her job, and everything about her revealed the truth of her inner thoughts.
And then just before this, while we were both having a coffee in a local cafe, we overheard one of the management asking a staff member to sweep the floor area of the restaurant. The task was done swiftly and briefly. And in looking at what had just been done, it was hard to define what had and what hadn’t been cleaned. Yet again another demonstration of someone who had not found the ‘king in every job’.
I have to confess, and if you talk to any of my family about me, you will hear the same report, that I am what could be termed, a ‘clean freak’. Whether it is cleaning the toilet, washing the car, vacuuming the floors, tidying the yard, chopping the wood, planting the vegetables in my garden, or whatever task I assign for myself, or are assigned by others, it is my mission to always discover the ‘king in every job’.
Through the years I have packed shelves in supermarkets, mowed lawns, taught children, led young people and congregations, written books, cleaned houses and factories, played music, composed songs, recorded, performed, spoken, specialized in sales, and even been the CEO.
And yet I have discovered this one thing that can be assigned to every role you play or task you undertake, and it is this – ‘there is a king in every job’ – and it is our responsibility to always discover the royal purpose in everything we do. We must treat it with the utmost respect that it rightfully deserves, and for whom we treasure to serve – no matter whether we are thanked or not.
For there is one who watches and it should be for His pleasure that we do all that we do with a splash of excellence and a sprinkle of royalty.
So my challenge to you is this: Be the king in every job, and bring the king into every job.
