Ephesians 6:7

7 serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people,

Ephesians 6:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ephesians 6:7

With good will doing service
To their masters; not grudgingly, with an ill will; no otherwise, nor longer than when they are forced to it; but of a ready mind, and with a cheerful spirit, taking delight in their work, and reckoning it a pleasure to serve their masters; as an Israelite that is not sold, who does his work (wnwurb) , "with his good will", and according to his own mind {b}; doing what they do

as to the Lord, and not to men;
not merely because it is the will of men, and they are commanded by them, and in order to please them, but because it is the will of the Lord, and is wellpleasing in his sight.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 Maimon. Hilchot Abadim, c. 1. sect. 7.

Ephesians 6:7 In-Context

5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,

6 not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,

7 serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people,

8 [because you] know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

9 And masters, do the same [things] to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.