Working Like a Fool | Episode 184

In this episode on our series in the book of Proverbs, the guys discuss what it looks like to work wisely.

What can I learn from an ant?

Ben had another great week on Tour with a 5th place finish, moving him to 9th on the points list. The guys also shout out the Korn Ferry players who are now Tour Bound — including 19-year-old Blades Brown, who played his way onto the PGA Tour instead of starting his freshman year of college. Featured Group Leaders Jeff and Jerry both submitted golf questions this week.

Before diving into Proverbs, William lays a biblical foundation: work shows up in Genesis before the Fall, before a companion, before a command. God made man to work — and it was good. But sin changed things. Work became hard, and with that hardness came temptation.

Proverbs calls the lazy person the sluggard — a word Solomon uses with sarcasm. Three ways sluggards operate: they procrastinate ("a little sleep, a little slumber"), they make excuses ("there is a lion outside!"), and they pursue what is worthless instead of what matters.

The consequences are real. Proverbs 6:10-11 warns that poverty comes like a robber. Laziness doesn't just bankrupt your finances — it can bankrupt your relationships, your health, and your sense of purpose.

But Solomon doesn't leave us there. His remedy? Go to the ant. No boss, no ruler, no coach — just a creature that prepares before the harvest and works her plan. That's diligence. And diligence, Proverbs says, leads to provision, to responsibility, and to blessing others.

Finally, the New Testament takes it further. Colossians 3:23-24 says to work heartily, as for the Lord — not for money, success, or approval, but for Jesus Christ Himself. Work done that way carries eternal reward.

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