There is a heavy emphasis on "work" in Luke 10. Jesus sends out the 72 to minister and then teaches about the Samaritan neighbor as a response to the question of what must be done to inherit eternal life. But at the end of the narrative arc, he reminds us that the most important thing is not to be consumed by our work, even for him, but to rest with him. We learn the principle that we first rest with him, and then we go to work.
This pattern runs through the whole chapter as well.
This pattern runs through the whole chapter as well.
- In 10:1-20, the work was to "go" (3) ... but the first priority was prayer (2).
- In 10:25-37 the work was to be a neighbor ... by cultivating the inner understanding of love (27-28).
- In 10:38-42 the work is to serve others ... out of the "one" work of resting with Jesus first.
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