https://youtu.be/X6H26s9c1Ik?si=9F65ce-rORoNFnzC Jesus was a carpenter, the Greek call it tection, meaning that he was a craftman, that work with wood, and stone like repairing building or mending furnitures. Jesus learned it from his earthly father which is Joseph and he worked with his father for so many years before starting his ministry of preaching, teaching and healing, he used his skills as a craftman provided him with a rich source of parables for his teachings. Jesus work as a carpenter reminded many people that there is value and dignity in every form of labor.
Jesus who is the son of God engaged himself in common blue collar job and started experiencing, difficult customers, long hours labor, and the frustration of things not going in the right way, he made himself relatable to everyone and also work with them everytime. Jesus made use of his skills to create useful things to his community, like furniture and houses saying that practical work is a form of service to other people. Jesus willingness to join his father's business and later dedicated his life to God's work, talk's about the virtue of obedience, on personal ambition or worldly success.
Jesus work is often use to describe him like, he being the master builder, who builds his church upon himself, the chief corner stone. He is the one that smooth and shape the rough edges of our character like a carpenter shaping stone or wood, so that it can fit us for God's purpose. It is said that the wood and nail he worked with symbolizes the the cross and his sacrifice for salvation. Jesus occupation as a carpenter thought us that every honest job that is done diligently and with humility can also be a way to honor God and also serve humanity, and also that everything that we are experiencing has spiritual significance.