God Owns My Business

The Christian tradition uses the word “stewardship” when describing man’s relationship to work. While we may own things in our daily human interactions, we really don’t own anything in the grand scheme of things. As they say, you can’t take it with you.

What does it mean to acknowledge God as the owner of your business? That’s the question we will unpack in this Bible reading plan. 

Day 1: Co-Founders with God

God is the original entrepreneur. If anyone knows what it’s like to create and build something completely new, it’s Him. And we can see that from the very beginning He has created us to share in His entrepreneurial process.

This can be a tough concept for some entrepreneurs to grasp. If God is the owner of everything, then perhaps he doesn’t need (or want) our help at all. But ownership doesn’t equate to miserliness. Rather, God is a generous God who asks us to join with him in the task of flourishing and redemption. Rejoice that we are asked to be co-entrepreneurs with God!

Bible reading from Genesis.

Day 2: Working with God’s Goods

If you’re in any kind of manufacturing or production industry, you understand the importance of good materials. Since God is the ultimate creator, everything we use is from Him. And likewise, everything is given to us by Him in one way or another. 

If your company has grown year after year thanks to your ability to bootstrap and your consistent hard work and effort, it’s hard to surrender ownership of that to anyone. It’s never easy to look at our companies, businesses, and ideas, and say that they’re not ours—that they’re God’s. But if this verse is true, if God is who He says He is, then everything already belongs to Him anyway.

Bible reading from Deuteronomy.

Day 3: Will God Return to Claim What’s His?

In the Gospels, Jesus tells us that we will be judged according to what has been given us. We see in the parable of the talents that we’re expected to make good use of his gifts. Remember how Jesus asks us to store up treasure in heaven? We might even say that he asks us to multiply treasures in heaven through faithful service. 

All entrepreneurs should realize that God has given us businesses to steward. ​​Entrepreneurship about understanding that He has given us something, namely a business, with which we can honor, glorify, and worship Him.

Today’s Bible reading plan will encourage you to see your work as faithful service.

Bible reading from Luke.