Most people in Christianity, whether born again or not, have not given much thought, if any, about what they will do in eternity. Of course, most people in Christianity don’t have assurance of their eternal destiny. So, it makes sense that they aren’t too concerned about they might do if they happen to make it to Christ’s kingdom. 

Many professing Christians do not even believe we will live on the new earth in glorified bodies. Many think we will live in heaven and float on clouds and be disembodied spirit beings.  

But what about those of us who know for sure that we have everlasting life? Have we given much thought to what we will do in eternity?  

We know from Rev 22:3 that “His servants shall serve Him.” Compare the three servants in Luke 19:16-26. One will rule over ten cities, one over five cities, and one won’t rule over any cities. But all His servants shall serve Him. 

BTW, the term servant(s) is often used in the NT to refers to believers who are serving Christ. See, for example, 1 Cor 4:1, “consider us as servants of Christ,” Col 1:7, “Epaphras our dear fellow servant,” 2 Tim 2:24, “a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle,” and Rev 22:9, “I am your fellow servant.” (The word servant occurs fourteen times in Revelation, always referring to believers.) 

In addition, we know that believers will have some level of treasure that is currently being stored in heaven (Matt 6:19-21). If that is literal treasure, and I think it is, then we will all use the treasure we stored up to glorify the Lord Jesus. I assume we will each have monthly trust funds. Even some non-overcomers will have large trust funds.  

Beyond this, I think it is reasonable speculation that we will all do one or more things that we are especially good at: painting, writing plays, sculpting, designing houses and cities, designing transportation, growing food, winemaking, raising animals, entertaining, singing, dancing, etc.  

What will overcoming believers do? We know that overcomers, that is, victorious or faithful believers who persevere to the end of their lives, will rule with Christ. See 2 Tim 2:12, “If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.” Compare Luke 19:17, 19 and Rev 2:26.  

Overcomers will supervise people. They will be mayors, governors, and even presidents of countries.  

Church-age believers can win the right to rule over people in natural bodies. Ideally every glorified believer would rule. But we know that is not the case. In fact, it appears that many if not most believers will not be chosen to rule.  

Will overcomers rule over both people in natural bodies and people in glorified bodies? While not stated in Scripture, the answer appears to be yes. However, those in glorified bodies might be given delegated authority from the overcomers to help them in their rule.  

While we don’t know for sure, it is almost certain that overcomers will not only rule with Christ, but they will use their skills as artists, writers, actors, engineers, and so forth, as well.  

Maybe some overcomers will be like da Vinci and in addition to ruling they will be fantastically productive in multiple disciplines like painting, sculpting, engineering, and science.  

Overcomers will enjoy worship, feasts, and probably they will enjoy recreational activities like running races, horse racing, fishing, wrestling, and other sports.ⁱ  

What will non-overcomers do? They will serve the Lord. They will surely use their spiritual gift and their natural abilities. So, some will paint, sculpt, write, sing, act, practice architecture or engineering, etc.  

As I said, they might help overcomers in their role as rulers.  

They, too, will enjoy worship, recreational activities, feasts, and celebrations.  

What won’t we do? Because the eternal kingdom on the new earth will no longer have any sinners or any mortals (i.e., people who die), we won’t need undertakers or funeral homes, soldiers, doctors, dentists, TSA agents, home security professionals, pest control, rehab centers, or animal control.   

Keep grace in focus and you’ll be thrilled to meditate on what life will be like in Jesus’ righteous kingdom. 

ⁱ Recreation is spoken of in the Bible. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 talks about running and boxing matches. See also Heb 12:1; 2 Tim 2:5; 4:7-8. The OT mentions archery, slinging stones (e.g., Judg 20:16), and running as highly coveted skills and implies there must have been competitions (e.g., Asahel, 2 Sam 2:18, Ahimaaz, 2 Sam 18:19-23).