Throughout the “Employed by the King” series, we have learned that Kingdom work needs to be done in order for more people to be saved and ministered to. Since none of us is truly qualified for the Kingdom, Jesus made us qualified by what He did for us on the cross. He gave everyone gifts that we can use to carry out that work, and although those gifts may not all be spiritual in nature, they are made spiritual in their application.

If you’re saved, you got the job. You’re employed by the King, but at some point, you’ll want to know how to increase your effectiveness. You got the job, but how do you advance? How can you be successful in serving Jesus? The Lord addresses this topic in Matthew 20 and flips the worldly definition of success on its head. The path to leading is one of service and humility; it isn’t a ladder to the top but a staircase to the bottom.