6 signs of false Workers

Read Luke 20.

The authority of Jesus was challenged again.  The religious leaders of the day thought they were in charge because of their training and position.  They forgot without a heart for the LORD none of that matters.  Though Jesus did not answer their direct question, He did address the issue in a parable.

In the story, there is an owner who entrusted the care of his property to tenant workers.  The owner's full expectation was that they were to be working for him and that there would be fruit given to him as a result of their work.  But in time the true character of these workers was revealed.  This is a very thinly disguised rebuke to these self-righteous inquisitors concerning God, as the Owner, and their role as stewards of God's work.

They had been given a responsibility to oversee and expand the work of God.  Instead, they assumed it as their own and did what pleased them.  This led ultimately to their part in the crucifixion of God's Son.  The LORD wants profitable ministry in the lives of His people.  Jesus made it clear that there is coming a severe judgment upon false workers in the kingdom of God.

Here are at least a half dozen signs of these false workers in this parable.
1. A false worker behaves as if he is the owner.

2. A false worker rejects the notion of accountability to God.

3. A false worker dismisses the authority of God's word.

4. A false worker thinks it is all about them and other people.

5. A false worker will experience eternal judgment.

6. A false worker is not a steward of God's work  but a usurper.

These same warnings may apply to all of us today.  God has entrusted life, resources, and opportunities to every person on earth to know and serve Him fruitfully.  Our hearts desire should be to please the Owner all day, every day.