Do we ever get to the place where we are too important or big to do certain jobs for the cause of Christ? Are some tasks so menial that they are not deserving of our effort or attention? Many years ago, my grandfather was working with a well-known evangelist. One evening during a meeting my grandfather noticed that there was a need to set up more chairs. As he began setting up additional chairs, he asked another minister to help him, but he received this reply, “That is not my ministry!” This man had started churches, preached to thousands in many nations, but he would not lower himself to do something this unimportant as putting out chairs so people could sit down. There is a difference between being so busy with some tasks that you are not able to do others. For example, in Acts 6, the apostles realized that the needs of some people were being neglected. They appointed deacons to oversee the distribution of food to the widows, not because the apostles considered themselves too important, but because their primary responsibility was teaching and prayer. It is not so much about the tasks that we choose to do, but it is about the attitude with which we do them. In John 13, we read that Jesus got up from the table and put a towel around his waist and began to wash the feet of the disciples. This was a job for a servant not for the master. Peter understood this and protested, but Jesus was setting an example and when he had finished he asked them. *“Do you understand what I was doing? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.”* John 13:12–17 (NLT) It may not be culturally relevant or necessary for us to wash one another’s feet today, but maintaining the attitude of a servant is absolutely vital. *“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.”* Philippians 2:3–5 (NLT) It really is all about attitude. If we have the attitude that certain tasks are beneath our level of respect or dignity, we will fail to exhibit adherence to the example that Christ gave us. We must not choose or not choose to do certain things only on the basis of what we perceive our station or position of ministry, but we must set an example for others in serving. *But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”* Matthew 20:25–28 (NLT)