Kingdom Business Approach

"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."

(Matthew 6:33)

A Kingdom Business is an enterprising entity that is subject to and operates under the governance, ordinances and principles of God. It is a business in which God’s nature and characteristics are intrinsically infused into the structure of the entrepreneurship venture.

Michael Moyo International's Investments Division has an extensive Kingdom Business Plan, that integrates the company's business operations into divine parameters to ensure the company not only bears financial profits but also fruit to the kingdom of God, and for it to fulfil its divine mandate. 

The Kingdom Business Plan ensures the company makes kingdom impact by influencing change within the community it serves, the people it touches, the industry it is involved in - while bringing transformation to the land. It is designed to model the biblical principle of economic supply and demand. It allows for the basic physiological needs and demands of mankind - such as food, water and shelter - to be met by commercial enterprise and kingdom empowerment. As God is the supplier and originator of all things, it is He who ultimately empowers all mankind with the skills, strategies, principles and creative capacities for entrepreneurial success.

 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the power to get wealth..."

(Deuteronomy 8:18)

Kingdom Business Characteristics

The following are characteristics  of a kingdom business that would help you incorporate God into your entrepreneurship venture to ensure success: 

1. Divine Calling:

Your business must be affirmed by God. You must have confidence that the business matches God’s calling in your life. 

 “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” (Ephesians 4:1)

2. Personal and vital connection to the Lord Jesus Christ:

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:36)

Many Christian entrepreneurs often name God as their number one priority, but they tend to invest more time, energy, and discipline into maintaining their professional pursuits. But if your business is to be influenced by God’s divine nature, you must prioritize the Lord Jesus in all you do, and He will direct your steps. He is the Good Shepherd who desires to lead you in every aspect of your life.

3. Reflection of God’s Character:

“The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and He sustains everything by the mighty power of His command.” (Hebrews 1:30)

Your words and actions – both personally and as a corporate identity – should reflect God’s character. This should come naturally if you stay personally and vitally connected to Jesus. However, sometimes there are difficult circumstances or ethical dilemmas where the path seems unclear. But regardless of any circumstance, the best framework for ethical decision-making in business is Righteousness-Justice-Love. Let all your decisions be done in a way that reflects the righteousness of God, His fairness and His love. That way, your business will be exhibiting His character.

4. Life-Giving Culture:

“Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant, and whoever wants to be first will be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” (Mathew 10:43-45)

Culture is a set of generally unspoken and unwritten rules for working together. It is like the personality of the company and includes the beliefs of its people, value systems, underlying assumptions, interests, experiences and habits. Culture is a powerful force that shapes the work environment, the work relationships, the processes, and the organizational outcomes.

The central part of having a Christ-centered culture is having a leader who practices true servant-leadership. These two words, servant and leader, are connected and have equal weight. You can be equal parts servant and leader at the same time. The primary focus of servant leadership is equipping God’s people for works of service so the Body of Christ may be built up. The servant-leader does not flaunt his or her position. Instead, he or she seeks to invest in the lives of the employees in radical discipleship to challenge them to become more like Christ. Servant-leaders model service; they aim to practice kindness and patience as they motivate and encourage others. They model relationships based on mutual respect and free from coercion or abuse of power. They seek to create an environment that is warm, inclusive, and instrumental.

5. Wise Stewardship of Resources:

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” (1 Peter 4:20)

God owns everything, which includes your business. However, God loves to use His children to steward His resources for His purposes. When we realize He owns everything and we are simply stewards for Him, we change how we spend, invest, and share our resources.

6. Measurable Fruit:

“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” (John 15:8)

As a Kingdom entrepreneur, you are committed to a higher level of accountability and a more rigorous definition of success beyond just profit. This includes being a blessing to the community in which you work. Make sure your business bears fruits to the community in terms of empowerment, charity and positive advocacy - in a way that professes godliness.

7. Disciple-Making:

“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19)

The great commission we have from the Lord Jesus is to make disciples.  There are two parts to creating disciples:

a) Helping people come into a relationship with Jesus; b) Teaching them to obey God’s commands. 

Make sure your business structure enhances discipleship - either internally or externally - in a manner that adds to the Body of Christ. 

Effective Kingdom Business Principles

The following principles are key in establishing a business that honors the Living God:

1. Seek first the kingdom of God:
Set your goals according to the principle, “Seek ye first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33).

2. Wait on God:
Wait on God for guidance into a business ministry of His choice. Psalm 27:14 - "Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."

3. Choose partners/business friends wisely:
Allow God to choose life and business partners who identify with your vision and mission objectives. Proverbs 12:26 says, "The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray."

4. Honour God with profits:
Plough back profits into both mission and business in the same way, under God’s guidance. “Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.” – Proverbs 3:9-10

Honoring God with your business venture includes giving your tithes and offerings. This is the single, most powerful way of ensuring God makes your business fruitful. Malachi 3:10-12 says, "Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it."

5. Focus on people development:
Be committed to the development of your employees, partners, suppliers and customers, all as God’s children. Philippians 2:4 says, "Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others."

6. Pray through inevitable tensions:

Resolve inevitable conflicts between “business” and “kingdom” interests through prayer and faith, according to the measure of faith imparted to you. Philippians 4:6-7 says, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;  and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

7. Choose kingdom values:
If ever the conflict between kingdom commitments and business interests become irresolvable, count the cost in advance and resolve to choose the kingdom. Galatians 6:9 says, "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."

Principles of God's Economy: The Parable of Talents

Matthew 25:14-30

14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise, he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. 

19 After a long time, the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 

23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming, I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

• God has given each of us talents in the forms of gifts, skills, and treasures based on our abilities. (Matthew 25:14-15)

• We each have a responsibility to exercise wise stewardship over those talents through trade. (Matthew 25:16-17)

• Whenever there is trade, there must be a profit. (Matthew 25:16-17)

• Profit is the fruit of proper stewardship and not the reward. (Matthew 25:20, 22)

• Talents are given to be traded, not hidden. (Matthew 25:18)

• Each of us must render an account for the use of our talents. (Matthew 25:19)

• The reward of our stewardship is the increase of our responsibility and the entrance into the joy of the Lord—the ultimate fulfillment. (Matthew 25:21)

• Each of us will receive equal rewards in spite of the number of talents we start out with. (Matthew 25:22-23)

• Fear is often the root cause of poor stewardship of the talents God has given us. (Matthew 25:24-25)

• Those who hide their talents are considered wicked and slothful. (Matthew 25:26-27)

• God’s economy rewards productivity and punishes unproductivity. (Matthew 25:28-30)

• God’s economy is not fair; it is just. (Matthew 25:29)

 "For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away."

 (Matthew 25:29)

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