Deuteronomy 33:18-22: in context

As Moses blesses the tribes of Israel before his death, he gives each a distinct blessing suited to its character and calling. Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar, in your tents, he says, blessing the one in its ventures abroad and the other in its settled life at home. Gad he blesses as a lioness, strong to defend; Dan as a lion's cub, leaping out. Each tribe is blessed differently, in its own calling and character, not all alike but each in its distinct sphere and gifting.

The variety in these blessings is worth noticing. Moses does not give the same blessing to every tribe, as if they all had the same calling. He blesses Zebulun in its going out, its ventures and trade, and Issachar in its tents, its settled and studious life at home. He blesses Gad and Dan in their strength. Each tribe had its own character, its own calling, its own sphere, and Moses blessed each in its own, not measuring them all by a single standard but honoring the distinct gift and calling of each. This reflects how God distributes varied callings and gifts among his people. We are not all the same, not all called to the same work or given the same gifts. One is called to go out, to venture; another to stay, to build quietly at home. One is given strength for defense; another other gifts entirely. There are varieties of gifts, Paul says, but the same Spirit; varieties of service, but the same Lord. God blesses his people in their varied callings, each in its own sphere and gifting, not requiring all to be alike. This frees us from the comparison and envy that measure ourselves against others' callings. We can look at another's calling or gifts and envy them, wishing we had their sphere, their abilities, their kind of usefulness, discontent with our own. But Moses blessed each tribe in its own calling, not asking Issachar to be Zebulun or Gad to be Dan. Each man, Paul says, has his own gift from God, one of this kind and another of that. We need not envy another's calling or gifting; we are called to seek God's blessing in our own distinct sphere and character, to be faithful in the calling given us rather than coveting another's. This calls us to contentment and faithfulness in our own calling. Rather than envying the gifts and callings of others, wishing we had a different sphere, we are called to receive and be faithful in our own, seeking God's blessing where he has placed us, as each tribe was blessed in its distinct calling. God blesses his people in their varied callings, Zebulun in its going out and Issachar in its tents; and we are called not to envy another's sphere but to seek his blessing and be faithful in our own, whatever distinct calling and gifting he has given us.

Do I envy the callings and gifts of others, wishing I had their sphere or abilities and growing discontent with my own, or can Moses' varied blessings, honoring each tribe in its distinct calling, Zebulun in its going out and Issachar in its tents, teach me that God blesses his people in their different callings and gifts, freeing me from comparison to receive and be faithful in my own distinct sphere, seeking his blessing where he has placed me?