This question was submitted earlier this year:
Is there a line between humility and letting someone take advantage of you? Specifically, an employer.
Response:
Eph. 4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
1 Thess. 4:11 11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
Col. 3:23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
Of course there is! Every relationship will come with certain boundaries and expectations. While you may, under certain circumstances, choose to forgo your rights for the purpose of being a light to an employer, the legal definitions of your relationship are there for your protection. You will have to evaluate whether these abuses of authority are appropriate or not. As an employee in the United States, you generally have the freedom to discuss those boundaries with your employer and come to an agreement or terminate your relationship.
There may be times in your life when you have no choice but to endure an employer who will take advantage of you and godly wisdom and experience will tell you how much you need to tolerate in order to be a good employee. All this being said, as long as you work for any employer it is your place to honor that employer, and work for that individual or company as unto the Lord…whatever you do.
