Luke 3:14 (ESV Strong's)
Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”
Subject: Work and Worship
When John the Baptist began his ministry many people came out to hear his preaching. The Pharisees came and he chastised them. The tax collectors came and he told them to not over tax the people. People came and he told them to show a giving spirit. Now the members of the military showed up and John told them the above verse. He wanted them to show kindness and not be discontent. The theme in John's teaching was the same as Jesus would say later when asked to sum up the entire law. To fulfill the law we are to love God with heart, soul and mind and love our neighbor as ourselves. God does not require more than us that to show kindness, love mercy and walk humbly with our God. John sums this up. In 1 Peter 2:18 we are told by Peter that slaves are to be subject to their masters. All this teaching sums up the fact that as a people working for others (soldiers, slaves, etc) we are to show kindness to others and to submit to the authority we have. Grumbling and complaining workers do not fulfill the glory of God. We are to worship through our work.
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