Team Effort in Christ 在基督裡的團隊合作

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Pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Ecclesiastes 4:10

Today's Scripture. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Today's Insights Ecclesiastes may seem like little more than a string of musings from an embittered sage. Any coherent message we do find is steeped in futility. Chapter 4 is typical as the philosopher surveys “toil and all achievement” (v. 4) through a bleak, earthbound lens. “There was a man all alone,” he says. “There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth” (v. 8). When we live for ourselves, contentment eludes us. The writer provides hope, however: “Two are better than one” (v. 9), and “a cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (v. 12). Left to ourselves, our human pursuits are truly in vain. God intended for us to live in community, interdependent on each other. Most of all, He wants us to live with Him at the center of our lives (see 12:1, 13-14). In Him, toil becomes teamwork as He helps us accomplish what He wants us to do.

Today's Devotion In 1869, construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Soon after work commenced, chief engineer Washington Roebling became very ill. His wife, Emily, pitched in to help. She studied his plans, revised specifications, and gave instructions to his assistants. Emily assisted her husband in any way she could, and when the bridge opened in 1883, she rode in the first carriage across it. Her husband praised her “remarkable talent” and “her thorough knowledge of the work and plans.”

Such teamwork is beautiful and the secret to the most meaningful work of our lives. Solomon explained the basis of teamwork in Ecclesiastes: “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: if either of them falls down, one can help the other up” (4:9-10). And Paul said we should view teamwork as a key to the work of the church: “There are many parts, but one body” (1 Corinthians 12:20). He further explained that there should be “no division in the body” (v. 25) as everyone serves together, caring for each other.

In our work, our family, or in the life of the church, none of us are in this alone. We need each other when someone falters, and we need each other as we combine our talents. Teamwork is vital as we set out to accomplish what God wants us to do.

Reflect & Pray

In what ways can you team up with others to do God’s work? How have you been helped by a teammate in serving Christ?

Thank You, dear God, for guiding me to work together with others. Please help me to be the kind of helper others can depend on. By Dave Branon

憐憫那些跌倒而無人扶起的人。 （傳 4:10）

今日經文：傳道書 4章9-12节

今日洞見《傳道書》乍看之下似乎不過是一位憤世嫉俗的智者的沉思錄。我們從中發現的任何連貫訊息都充滿了徒勞無功。第四章就是典型的例子，這位哲學家以一種冷峻而世俗的視角審視著「勞碌和一切成就」（4節）。他說：「有一個人孤苦伶仃，勞碌無止境，卻仍不滿足於他的財富」（8節）。當我們為自己而活時，滿足感便與我們無緣。然而，作者也帶來了希望：「兩個人總比一個人好」（9節），「三股合成的繩子不容易折斷」（12節）。若我們放任自流，人類的追求終將徒勞無功。上帝的旨意是讓我們生活在群體中，彼此依賴。祂最希望的，是讓我們以祂為中心生活（參考約翰福音12:1, 13-14）。在祂的帶領下，辛苦化為團隊合作，祂幫助我們完成祂要我們做的事。

今日靈修 1869年，紐約市的布魯克林大橋開始動工。工程開工不久總工程師華盛頓·羅布林便病倒了。他妻子艾米麗挺身而出，協助他完成工作。她仔細研究了丈夫的圖紙，修改了規範，並指導他的助手。艾蜜莉盡其所能地幫助丈夫，1883年大橋通車時，她乘坐第一輛馬車駛過大橋。她的丈夫稱讚她“才華橫溢”，“對工程和圖紙瞭如指掌”。

這樣的團隊合作是美好的，也是我們生命中最有意義的工作的秘訣。所羅門在《傳道書》中闡述了團隊合作的基礎：“兩個人總比一個人好，因為二人勞碌同得美好的果效。若是跌倒，這人可以扶起他的同伴。”（4:9-10）保羅也說，我們應當將團隊合作視為教會事工的關鍵：“身體雖有許多肢體，卻是一個身體。”（哥林多前書12:20）他進一步解釋說，身體上「不可分黨」（25節），每個人都要彼此服侍，互相關懷。無論是在工作、家庭或教會生活中，我們都不是孤軍奮戰。當有人跌倒時，我們需要彼此扶持；當我們齊心協力發揮才能時，我們也需要彼此幫忙。當我們著手完成神要我們做的事時，團隊合作至關重要。

反思與禱告你可以透過哪些方式與他人合力完成神的工作？在服事基督的過程中，你如何得到隊友的幫助？

感謝上帝指引我與他人合作。請幫助我成為他人可以信賴的幫助者。