The Difference Between a Job and a Calling

There is a distinct call into full-time ministry. All throughout the Bible, we see those who were called by God for specific purposes. In Exodus 3–4:17, we see how Moses did not appoint himself to lead the children of Israel; the Lord called him.

The prophet Amos is another example. He was just a simple farmer, with no one in his family ever having served the Lord. When those God sent him questioned what he was doing, he defended himself, saying,
"I was no prophet, nor was I a son of a prophet, but I was a sheepbreeder and a tender of sycamore fruit. Then the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel'" (Amos 7:14–15, NKJV).
The Difference Between a Job and a Calling - KP Yohannan - Gospel for Asia

He knew God had called him for that ministry.

And, of course, Jesus called His disciples. In Mark 3:14 we are told that "He appointed twelve—designating them apostles—that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach." On and on, from Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jonah and Paul, we see how those in the ministry are those whom God has called.

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