2 Thessalonians 3:11

“For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies”

“For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly”: Paul was dealing with concrete and specific instances. “He has not been speaking simply in general terms, laying down precepts against some possible future need. He has in mind. definite situation” (p. 255). “That work not at all”: Even though that might have "claimed" to be doing something productive. It is interesting to note that often the lazy person complains more about life's aches and pains than the person who is breaking. good sweat. “But are busybodies”: “Busybodies instead of busy” (Morris p. 255). “We may conjecture that they were trying to do one or both of two incompatible things, namely, to get their living from others, and to persuade those others to share their point of view about the second advent, and so persuade them to stop working also” (Morris p. 256). God knows that all "busy-ness" is not spent in being productive. God also knows that people can have too much time on their hands (1 Timothy 5:13). “Busy only with what is not their own business. Some have no business, but are busy with everybody's business” (Denton Lectureship p. 290).