A Servant of a wicked king was asked “How can you justify working for such a vile wicked king”? and his answer was along the lines of “Because I’m the only moral influence he has, can you imagine how wicked he would be if he didn’t have anyone who represents God working for him?”
He viewed his job as a moral responsibility. We are to be IN the world, but not OF the world- in other-words, We work and play in the world but are not to be part of their sin- We can work and NOT be a part of their sin-
Whoever you work for, You are placed there by God, and have a responsibility to work as ‘unto the Lord’
Servants in the bible were told to honor their bosses- no matter whether the boss was wicked or not- they had an obligation to serve just as vigorously as if they worked for a moral and just boss-
IF we only worked for pure companies that didn’t engage in unethical practices, most of us could not find jobs- There are only a very few companies like that-
The govenrment is full of Anti-Christian, immoral swamp culture hedonism etc- BUT, Christians can and should work in gov as influences for good- influences for morality
We Christians are the ONLY restrainers around beside the Holy Spirit, that keep companies and evil people from all out evil- We are an influence for good- We are called to be a part of the restraining influence in this world,- When Christ comes back and removes Christians, There will no longer be a Restrainer to reign in evil- Evil will have free reign- it will be hell on earth- Demons will walk among people and noone will think twice about it
Your point is well taken but there are limits. You would not I hope use this argument to work as a bodyguard for a mafia hit man. Or as a ticket taker at the strip club. Or as a photographer for a gay escort
Service. Right ?
Some kind are in and if themselves sinful and should not be performed.
We all work “for wicked men” because everyone is a sinner. But that doesn’t mean that you can work as unto the Lord in any and all capacities.