<p>3:23 <em>Whatever you do, work heartily, as if to the Lord and not to men</em>- This is in the context of commands to slaves (:22). It would have been so liberating for those in dead end daily situations, similar to those trapped in minimum wage employment today, to realize that their service can be done &quot;to the Lord&quot;. He realizes the limitations of human situations in employment, and is willing to accept the toil of the daily grind as done to Him- if we are willing to give it to Him.</p>