Wow, I am humbled to think that this was also directed at slaves. Even in their bondage, they were told to give it everything they had, because it was not for their earthly masters, but for a heavenly one. We are so quick in the US, to think we are deserving of everything. “Thank you Lord, to remind us of who we serve. You are the perfect Master, who rewards us perfectly.”

www.bible.com/100/col.3.23-24.nasb1995