This lesson examines Solomon’s reflections on the struggles and motivations of life lived “under the sun.” He describes four destructive scenes: heartless oppression, where the powerful crush the weak without comfort; envious rivalry, where work is driven by jealousy and competition; arrogant laziness, where fools fold their hands and waste their lives; and blind ambition, where misers toil endlessly for wealth without satisfaction or relationships. Each of these paths shows the futility of chasing success, comfort, or control apart from God. Tucked in the middle is a proverb offering a better way: “Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and striving after wind.” True contentment comes from balanced, God-honoring labor—working diligently, enjoying what God provides, and resisting envy, greed, or idleness. The lesson calls believers to reject the wrong voices of culture and instead listen to God’s Spirit, finding satisfaction and purpose in serving Him with what He places in our hands.
Listening to the Right Voice
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