“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.”
No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him — the soldier's complete dedication to his commander's satisfaction (aresko) provides the paradigm: undivided loyalty precludes entanglement in worldly concerns. Single-minded devotion characterizes faithful service.
Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 2:4
The young sailor at sea is inspired with great confidence, if the Master of the ship has been preserved in a shipwreck. For he will not consider that it is from his inexperience that he is exposed to the storm, but from the nature of things; and this has no little effect upon his mind. In war also the Captain, who sees his General wounded and recovered again, is much encouraged. And thus it produces some consolation to the faithful, that the Apostle should have been exposed…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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