Ecclesiastes 5:3 (a) This is typical of active, ambitious enterprises which bring dreams of wealth and greatness.

Luke 2:49 (a) The work of serving His heavenly Father and doing all the things His Father sent Him to do is thus described.

Romans 12:11 (a) It may refer to one's secular occupation but more likely refers to the work of the Lord in all of its many phases.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 (a) This refers to any work which is honest and honorable and through which remuneration is received for living expenses.