I am loving Ecclesiastes-- it's so incredibly rich in wisdom and truth. This verse speaks to the importance of not relying on any one thing to produce that which you need for your life. And here, I'm not speaking of spiritual life, but physical (and yes, I realize they both affect the other).
In modern western culture, there was a time when organizations espoused a degree of loyalty to their members/employees that is not seen today. I remember when I was a teen and the unheard of happened: companies stable as the likes of IBM began to lay people off. Middle-aged workers who had given their whole adult lives to serving their companies were seeing their retirement plans ripped away. Having thought their future secure, they were shocked to find they were having to reinvent themselves.
Whether its your job, your assets, a product, or a service for your business, or your art... you must continually cast new seed in order to harvest a new kind of crop when the other no longer grows. There is great power in being singularly focused, but there is wisdom in being multi-faceted and versatile as you function in that purpose. In organizational terms, when you have multiple skills, we call it utility. I think this is what the writer was talking about. Don't live a "one and done" kind of existence. Plant multiple seeds early, and tend to them throughout your life.
Readings: Ecclesiastes 10:1-12:14; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15; Psalm 49:1-20; Proverbs 22:20-21
