(By Bob G) Some people perceive the kingdom as a hive of bees, where a select few bees diligently gather vast amounts of honey, while the rest buzz around the hive, celebrating these few workers. Some tasks seem to hold greater importance than others, and there exists a hierarchy. It could not be further from the truth.

There are only two types of bees: the queen of the hive and everyone else. Every bee contributes to the hive; there are no passengers.  A female bee performs a task from the moment she is born. Bees arranges tasks based on their age. As a bee grows, it progressively performs every level of tasks until it dies.  If you believe that the boys find their tasks easier, you're mistaken! In one way or another, they always painfully sacrifice their lives for their queen.

On average, a honeybee will make approximately one-twelfth of a teaspoon (0.57 g) of honey in its lifetime, which is about 6 weeks. 803 worker bees can make a pound (0.45 kg) of honey. Every year, a single healthy hive of bees can produce between 27 and 45 kg of honey.^{[1] [2]} The entire hive dedicates itself to pleasing the queen bee. They all participate and would give their lives for her.  They are single minded and totally committed to the mission of serving the queen.

So too is the Kingdom of God, where every participant should be totally committed to serving the mission of Jesus Christ.  There are no passengers.  Everyone should strive to perform to the best of their abilities throughout their lives. Everyone has to do their little bit, and numbers get the job done! Honey is essential for the hive to survive the cold winter.  The Father's heart desires for no one to perish and for everyone to have the chance to turn to repentance. That cannot happen if only a few do the work while the rest buzz about noisily! “Winter is coming!”  We have to get the harvest in now.  (Consider Proverbs 6:6)