2nd Kings 6:24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
And especially with inflation taking a huge bite out of the family finances and with rents and mortgages going through the roof, it behooves every peculiar believer to buckle up their shoes, and work like they never worked before, lest persons sink down into despair and oblivion in a land of opportunity. The temporal concerns of life are never to usurp the spiritual concerns, such as witnessing, and character building.
However, God is very practical and down to earth in His instructions to His peculiar people. That is why we would find the apostle Paul working, and preaching, preaching and working to sustain himself in a noble manner. In fact, as far as the sacred record goes, there is not one of the twelve Disciples, who were called, who were not gainfully employed. Matthew did his taxes, Peter, James, and John were all fishermen.
Luke tinkered with needles and bandages and even Judas had his own practice as an accountant. But all of them were working, because work ethic is an integral part of any character building in peculiar people. This is set forth not merely as an option, but as a must, in those who are looking for the return of Christ in the near future.
Matthew 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!