^“22Slaves, obey your human masters in everything.  Don’t work only while being watched, as people pleasers, but work wholeheartedly, serving the Lord.”       

The slavery of the Bible was vastly different than the slavery of the south!

^“23Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, ²⁴knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.”

“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders, and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”    

Your work is a vehicle for glorifying God, building up others, and providing for you and your family.  No matter where you work, you work for Christ!