Not everyone is going to be a preacher, but everyone will be a builder. You can't help it. Even if you decide that you will take part in nothing, not contribute to anything, then by default, you will, in fact, construct something. It won't look like much. And it may be declared unsafe for living. But you will have built something whether you like it or not.
If you don't think this is true, that there's some kind of neutral ground that exists where there will be a net-zero effect, then listen to the words of Jesus:
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
-- Matthew 7:24-27
According to Jesus, there are only two types of people: Those who put his words into practice and those who don't. Consequently, two types of builders result: Those whose houses are built upon rock and those whose houses are built upon sand. Two types of people who end up building something one way or another. You may say, "I'm not called to preach", but the truth is-- what you build with your life and the foundation you build it upon will speak volumes to people. You WILL preach something.
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