Where Does The Money That Bosses Pay Come From?
Answer: Every company sells something. Bosses get money from the people who buy a company’s products or services. The money that comes from these sales pays the workers-all of them, from the bosses to the people who work for the bosses.
It works like this: If you owned a field of pumpkins, you could sell the pumpkins for $10 each. So if you had 100 pumpkins, you would have $1,000 if you sold them all.
Out of that money, you would pay your workers the people who helped pick and sell the pumpkins. You would have to plan well in order to have enough money to be fair to your workers, to pay your other expenses, and to make a profit. That’s how companies work.
Key verse: At that time, Egyptian chariots delivered to Jerusalem could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses could be bought for 150 pieces of silver. Many of these were then resold to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram. (1 Kings 10:29)
Related verses: Leviticus 19:13; Psalm 128:2; Proverbs 14:23; Matthew 20:1-16
Related question: Where does all the money go?
Note to parents: You can help your children start a small business of their own. Help them plan their costs, sale price, and profits.
Whether your children ever go into business for themselves or not, this will help them learn how a business works.
Should People Stay At A Good-Paying Job That They Don’t Like?
Answer: The minimum wage is the smallest amount that a business is allowed to pay a person for one hour of work. The government decides that amount. It’s a law.
When God gave the Law to the Israelites, he told them to pay their workers fairly. That’s what it means when it says, “Do not keep an ox from eating as it treads out the grain” (Deuteronomy 25:4). A good boss pays his or her workers fairly.
Key verse: For the Scripture says, “Do not keep an ox from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!” (1 Timothy 5:18)
Related verses: Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 15:18; 24:14-15; Nehemiah 5:1-7; Proverbs 12:24; Matthew 20:1-16; 1 Corinthians 9:9-10
Related question: Why are kids paid minimum wage?
Note to parents: When you are paying your children to do jobs, make sure you pay them fairly, in keeping with the jobs and their skill levels.
Paying them too much can give them unrealistic expectations that they will carry with them into the workforce. Paying them too little can discourage them.
Should People Stay At A Good-Paying Job That They Don’t Like?
Answer: Whether or not a person should stay in a yucky job depends on the person and the job. What matters most is doing what God wants. When you become an adult and have a family, God will want you to take care of them.
You will need to work so you can pay for food, clothes, housing, and other bills. You may have to stay in a job you don’t like so you can do this.
That doesn’t mean that you must have a job you don’t like. God loves you and has a plan for your life.
If you follow his guidance and do what he says, he will lead you to a good job and make you content. He doesn’t want you to be miserable.
No one has a job that he or she enjoys in every way, all the time. Every job is hard-and maybe even yucky!- sometimes. That is why it is important to learn to be content.
Pray now about your future job. Give your life to God’s service. Ask God to guide you in your education. Trust God to help you find work that suits how he made you.
Life on earth will never be perfect, and you may not always have a fun job. But if you do what God wants you to do, do your duty to your family, and be content with what you have, God will take care of you.
Key verse: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
Related verses: Deuteronomy 30:9-10; Proverbs 6:6- 11; 14:23; Ecclesiastes 7:14
Related question: If you take a job that pays lots of money, are you being greedy?