Those Who Are Rich, Part 8

That promised, enduring enjoyment in large measure may be found in what the next verse describes: making use of those good things for beneficial purposes.

"that they do good" -- literally, "to work good".  It is a compound of two Greek words.  One, meaning "good", refers to people who do good in Matthew 5:45, good gifts in Matthew 7:11, good trees in Matthew 7:17-18, and good ground in Luke 8:8, among many others.  It is a general word with a broad range of subjects that tends to emphasize the intrinsic quality of what it describes.  The other word, often translated as some form of "work", literally refers to toiling at some task or occupation.  By implication, it often is used to denote specific deeds or a collection of actions.  For example, it appears as "work" in John 4:34, "Jesus saith unto them, 'My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His work.'"  Taken together as a compound word, these two words emphasize both the long-term nature of obedience to this command and the comprehensiveness of its scope in all the opportunities and situations of life. 

Galatians 6:10, "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."