Note 3 at Eph. 6:6: Verses 5-8 instruct servants, which would compare to employees today (see note 1 at v. 5), to serve their employers genuinely from the heart. We should not only do what's right or expected when our boss is watching, but we should do just as well when no one is watching. Failure to do so means we are a manpleaser. But our work should be unto Christ and not unto men (v. 7). Those who have two standards or two speeds of work (one for when they are being watched and one for other times), are liars and thieves. They are stealing from their employers and intentionally giving a false impression.

Note 4 at Eph. 6:6: Notice that serving your employer (see note 1 at v. 5) is called "doing the will of God." It is true that the Lord will show us overall goals and direction for our lives, but doing a good job for your boss is also the will of God. There are thousands of everyday, practical ways that we fulfill the will of God in our relationships and actions. It would seem logical that until we begin to fulfill God's will in these small and yet important ways, that there is no point in the Lord showing us His long term will (Lk. 16:10-12).