“A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is his delight.”
– Proverbs 11:1
God expects and desires His people to have total integrity in all matters related to business and money. We must be rock-solid in our honesty, fairness, and justice, concerned more for others than for ourselves. Throughout history and across cultures, shady businessmen used intentionally inaccurate weights, scales, and balances to cheat people when buying and selling. One set of weights worked to their advantage when buying, a different set cheated customers when selling. God HATES this – the proverbs declare such a practice to be an abomination to God!!!
You probably don’t do business with a scale and balance. However, you almost certainly operate in the marketplace whether as employee, employer, or customer. If Jesus is your Lord, then you must always operate with absolute honesty and integrity. When it comes to buying and selling, making change, or managing and reporting time God’s people should never be trying to “get one over” on someone else.
If you work, work hard, work well, and work the full time you report. If you manage or employ others, don’t cheat them out of time, money, opportunities, or benefits they should have. If you sell, sell quality at a fair and honest price. If you buy, don’t play games. Never compromise your character, ethics, or integrity for money. If someone makes a mistake in your favor, correct them. Live, work, shop, and spend on the DELIGHT side of God’s ledger, not the ABOMINATION side! #FollowJesus