Does every believer have a calling, and does it have to be full-time ministry?
Every believer indeed has a calling from God. That calling does not require full-time ministry roles such as preacher, pastor, teacher, evangelist, or missionary. God has a plan for each life, and each person should seek it out and know God has something for them.
Les explains that although the Corinthians were carnal and had many problems, Paul still called them brethren and said they had a calling. Every believer has a calling. That does not mean you have to be a preacher, pastor, teacher, evangelist, or missionary. But there is something God wants you to do; He has a plan for your life. It is up to each of us to seek it out, find it out, and know that God does have something for every one of us. Les also notes that God does not use the ones we think He should use, because not many wise men after the flesh are called.
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: