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Question 6

He says that to live the kingdom life, these ministries “have to come first,” clarifying that kingdom service must be our “vocation” even if we spend more hours at a job or homemaking; what would have to change in your schedule, spending, and decision-making for kingdom service to function as vocation rather than hobby?

Another way to ask: Bercot says kingdom service should be your main calling, not a side hobby. What would need to change in your time, spending, and choices for that to be true?

Direct Answer In Bercot’s framework, the change is mainly one of priority and identity: kingdom service becomes the central calling that shapes how you use time and money, while job and homemaking are treated as necessary support rather than the main purpose. Practically, it would mean guarding time/energy for kingdom work and resisting a life organized around accumulating “Monopoly money.”

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“To live the kingdom life, these ministries have to come first in our lives.”
He clarifies: not necessarily “spend more time… than at our jobs or homemaking,” but “kingdom service must be our vocation.”
He quotes John 6:27: “Do not labor for the food which perishes… but for the food which endures to everlasting life,” pushing for a reordered labor aim.
He warns how easy it is for earthly work to become “the central focus of our energy.”
“It’s easy to whittle away our time… accumulating Monopoly money and green plastic houses.”

Discussion Follow-ups If kingdom service is your “vocation,” what kinds of opportunities would you say no to, even if they increase income or comfort? How might your budget start reflecting “food that endures” rather than what perishes?

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