What is humility at work?

Humility at Work

Biblical humility is not only necessary to enter the kingdom, but also to be great in the kingdom

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

(Matthew 20:26-27)

The “Jesus Way” goal for our faith at work: Jesus is our model. Just as He did not come to be served, but to serve, so must we commit ourselves to serving others, considering their interests above our own

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. (Philippians 2:3).
This attitude precludes selfish ambition, conceit, and the strife that comes with self-justification and self-defense. Jesus was not ashamed to humble Himself as a servant Example washing the feet of the disciples (John 13:1-16),
even to death on the cross he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even to death on a cross. (Philippians 2:8).
This attitude precludes selfish ambition, conceit, and the strife that comes with self-justification and self-defense. Jesus was not ashamed to humble Himself as a servant Example washing the feet of the disciples (John 13:1-16),
even to death on the cross he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even to death on a cross. (Philippians 2:8).

In His humility, He was always obedient to the Father and so should the humble disciple of Jesus be willing to put aside all selfishness and submit in obedience to God and His Word. True humility produces godliness, contentment, and security.

God has promised to give grace to the humble, while He opposes the proud He mocks those who mock but gives grace to the humble. (Proverbs 3:34;
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5:5).

Therefore, we must confess and put away pride. If we exalt ourselves, we place ourselves in opposition to God who will, in His grace and for our own good, humble us. But if we humble ourselves, God gives us more grace and exalts us

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

(Luke 14:11)

Along with Jesus, Paul is also to be our example of humility. In spite of the great gifts and understanding he had received; Paul saw himself as the “least of the apostles” and the “chief of sinners”

15 This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “The Messiah Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them. (1 Timothy 1:15;
9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.1 Corinthians 15:9).

Like Paul, the truly humble will glory in the grace of God and in the cross, not in self-righteousness

3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, boast in The Messiah Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh— 4 although I have reasons for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, a Pharisee; 6 regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.
7 But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of The Messiah. 8 More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing The Messiah Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain The Messiah 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in The Messiah—the righteousness from God based on faith. (Philippians 3:3-9).