Doing the dishes = serving God

I'm not talking about on a camp or at somebody else's house, I'm talking the day-in day-out in your own house type. Today I was reading an article from 'the Briefing' about drudgery (by Lee Carter). These are a few thoughts/quotes from it which reminded me again of the way I should be viewing those tasks which I feel are boring and repetitive.

'Drudgery engages us in wrestling with a world cursed - cursed to produce thorns and thistles, painful toil, seat and, ultimately, decay (Gen 3:17-19; Rom 8:20-21). As we clean, tidy, nuture, repair and maintain, we achieve a fleeting return to order and restoration, all the time knowing how temporary it will be. We long for a result - a reward- which will last, and which will not be subject to the destruction of moth and rust (Matt 6:19)...As inhabitants of a fallen word subject to frustration (Rom 8:20), we find ourselves wantint the impossible:we long for rest from the inexorable, and look for meaning in the seemingly futile, all the time fighting the fear that happiness will elude us.'

'According to Os Guinness, humble tasks are to be expected and embraced as part of the process of becoming more like Jesus:
'Drudgery is part of the cost of discipleship...We look for the big things to do - Jesus took a towel and washed the disciples' feet. We presume the place to be is the mountaintop of vision - he sends us back into the valley. We like to speak and act out of the rare moments of inspiration - he requires our obedience in the routine, the unseen, and the thankless. Our idea for ourselves is the grand moment and the hushed crowd - his is ordinary things when the footlights are switched off''

I was just thinking this doesn't just apply to the drudgery tasks at home, but also the drudgy tasks at church such as organising rosters etc.