Thoughts on Specialisation

Purpose is General, assignment is Specific.

God calls us all to the General Purpose of Worshipping Him, living a life of love, loving our neighbours, forgiving those who tresspass against us, etc, but God believes in Specialisation.
There's a time for generalisation, but we are ultimately called to dominate a very specific area…

It's like school. In Primary school, everyone is learning the same thing: the same nursery rhymes, the same ABC's. In secondary school, some people choose Literature instead of Geography. By university, you narrow it down even further, and can even end up studying just ONE subject for four whole years.

Specialisation is a mark of maturity.
Being able to discern the difference between many good things and the ONE good thing for you, is a mark of maturity - where maturity means growth, increased understanding and enough experience with the general things to the point where you start to notice distinctions in places you had never noticed them before.

Specialisation leads to Excellence.
Excellence has a price. Choosing to be an excellent, renowned photographer will often mean you cannot choose to also be a film director. Choosing to be a wildlife photographer will mean that you cannot choose to be a sports photographer. (etc.)
The fact that you can do both well, does not make both your "specialty".
You can do many things well, but you can only be excellent at a few things (maybe even only one thing?🤔)

Specialisation requires Courage.
Courage is what enables you to choose to specialise in ONE area, knowing that it will cost you the opportunity to make money in other areas. It will also cost relationships.

The General is the thief of the Specific.
The desire to do a lot robs us of the opportunity to be EXCELLENT in one.
Nothing wrong with "general" - it's the place of experience, of experimenting, of learning, of watching, of copying, of practising, of growing. It is a great place to be.
But we must know when it is time to move one step closer, to cut other choices loose.
To focus.
To mature.
To specialise.

Specialisation doesn’t end.

"Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity…"

Heb 6:1 ESV