And whatsoever ye do
Some have thought that these words, and the two following verses,
regard the Colossians in general, and the performance of any, and
all good works by them; but by their connection with the
preceding verse, and with the beginning of the next chapter, they
appear to concern servants only, and what they do under that
character, and under the discharge of their duty:
do it heartily,
not by mere force and necessity, grudgingly, and with murmurings,
but from the heart, and with good will, having a true, real, and
hearty affection for their masters, having their good and
interest at heart, and a delight in their service; like the
Hebrew servant, that loved his master, as also his wife and
children, and therefore would not depart from him, see ( Exodus 21:5 ) ,
as to the Lord, and not unto men; (See Gill on Ephesians 6:7).