If the Lord’s workers take up lines of labor which crowd out that which should be done by them in communicating light to the world, God does not receive through their labors the glory that should accrue to His holy name. When God calls a man to do a certain work in His cause, He does not also lay upon him burdens that other men can and should bear. These may be essential, but according to His own wisdom God apportions to every man his work. He does not want the minds of His responsible men strained to the utmost point of endurance by taking up many lines of labor. If the worker does not take up his appointed task, that which the Lord sees is the very thing he is fitted to do, he is neglecting duties which, if properly executed, would result in the promulgation of the truth and would prepare men for the great crisis before us. {6T 245.1}

(245) Hvis Herrens arbejdere tager de arbejdslinjer op, som fortrænger det, de burde have gjort, at viderebringe lys til verden, får Gud ikke den ære, ved deres arbejde, som burde tilfalde hans hellige navn. Når Gud kalder et menneske til et bestemt arbejde i hans sag, pålægger han det ikke andre byrder, som andre mennesker kan og burde bære. Måske er det vigtige byrder. Gud tilmåler hvert menneske et arbejde, efter sin egen klogskab. Han ønsker ikke at hans ansvarsbetyngede mennesker skal belastes til det yderste, ved at de skal tage mange arbejdsområder op. Hvis arbejderen ikke tager sin fastsatte opgave op, netop den opgave som Herren ser han kan gøre, forsømmer han de pligter, som kunne føre til sandhedens forkyndelse og vil berede mennesker for den store forestående krise, hvis de blev udført rigtigt.