"These were potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work" (1 Chronicles 4: 23).
Potters were not the very highest grade of workers, but the king needed potters. Therefore, they were in royal service even though the material they worked on was nothing but clay. We, too, may be engaged in the most menial part of the Lord's work, but it is a great privilege to do anything for the King. Those who dwelt among plants and hedges had rough, rustic, hedging and ditching work to do. They may have desired to live in the city amid its refinement, but they kept their appointed places because they also were doing the king's work. The place of our habitation is fixed. We are not to leave it out of whim, but we are to seek to serve the Lord in it by being a blessing to those among whom we reside. These potters and gardeners had royal company, for they dwelt with the king. No menial occupation can keep us from communion with our divine Lord. In visiting crowded dwellings, workplaces, or jails, we may go with the King. In all works of faith, we may count on Jesus' fellowship. When we are in His work, we are confident of His approval. You unknown workers who are occupied for your Lord amid the dirt and wretchedness of the lowest of the low, be of good cheer for jewels have been found on dunghills, earthen pots have been filled with heavenly treasure, and ill weeds have been transformed into precious flowers. Dwell with the King for His work, and when He writes His chronicles your name will be recorded.