“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” — Ecclesiastes 9:10
That verse sounds powerful in church. It sounds inspiring on a poster. But in real life, many of us fail at exactly that point.
I once employed a young lady as a domestic manager in Nairobi. When she started, she was excited. She had been out of work for a while, and in this city you do not sit idle for long if you want to survive. The first days were full of energy. She showed up early. She paid attention. She seemed grateful.
Then something shifted.
The work became casual. Tasks were half done. Days were missed. Eventually, after receiving her first salary, she simply stopped showing up.
She needed the money. That part was clear. But she did not Value the work.
And that is where many people miss it.
God promises to bless the work of our hands, not the titles we wish we had. Not the positions we think we deserve. The actual work in our hands.
The tragedy of our generation is not just unemployment. It is the casual attitude toward the opportunities we already have.
We say we want better jobs, higher pay, greater platforms. Yet when small doors open, we treat them as temporary inconveniences instead of proving grounds.
Domestic work is often seen as a last resort. Reception jobs are dismissed. Sales roles are endured rather than mastered. But Scripture teaches a principle that does not bend to opinion:
“Whoever is faithful in little is faithful also in much.” — Luke 16:10 NIV
Faithfulness is not glamorous. It is quiet. It is repetitive. It is unseen. But it is the bridge between where you are and where you want to be.
I once heard a quote that stayed with me:
“If you are a cleaner, be the best cleaner there can ever be.”
Not because cleaning is the final destination. But because excellence in that role shapes your discipline, your mindset, your habits. Those habits travel with you into the next opportunity.
Proverbs says, “Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.” (Proverbs 12:24)
That is not poetry. That is a principle. And principles work every time, whether we respect them or not.
Many young people today are frustrated. They say there are no well-paying jobs. They say opportunities are scarce. Some of that is true. But there is another side we rarely examine: how we handle the small roles we already have.
You want to be a CEO, but you are careless with your employer’s time.
You dream of running a million-dollar company, yet you misuse company resources and call it “survival.”
You want to be promoted, but you show up late, do the bare minimum, and complain that no one notices you.
Here is a sobering question:
If you owned a million-dollar company, would you employ yourself?
Would you trust yourself with responsibility? With money? With clients? With leadership?
The receptionist desk is not a disadvantage. It is an audition.
The sales job is not punishment. It is training.
The small contract is not an insult. It is a test of character.
David did not wake up one day and become king. He was faithful with sheep. Joseph did not begin in the palace. He was diligent in prison. Their excellence in small, hidden places prepared them for visible authority.
Promotion is not random. It follows proof.
Faithfulness in little things unlocks bigger doors. Not because life is unfair, but because life responds to demonstrated capacity.
So before you curse your current job, ask yourself:
Am I doing it with all my might?
Before you dismiss a small opportunity, ask:
What habits is this role building in me?
Before you complain about not being noticed, ask:
Am I noticeable in my diligence?
The world does not just reward talent. It rewards consistency. It rewards trustworthiness. It rewards those who take ordinary assignments and treat them with extraordinary care.
The issue is not always the lack of opportunity. Sometimes it is the lack of excellence in the opportunity we already have.
Do not wait for a bigger stage to become excellent.
Become excellent where you stand.
Because in the economy of life, faithfulness is never wasted.