1 Corinthians 7:20

“Let every man abide in the same calling, etc.] Civil calling, station, and business of life, wherein he was called; that is, in which he was when he was called by the grace of God; and is to be understood of such a calling, station, and business of life, as is lawful, honest, and of good report; otherwise he ought not to abide in it, but betake himself to another, as Matthew and Zacchaeus, when called by grace, left the scandalous employment of a publican: nor is it the apostle’s sense, that a man that is in an honest way of living, may not change that for another that is equally so, as if a man was bound down to that sort of business he is in when first called; for no doubt it may be…”

“the same calling--that is, the condition from which he is called a Jew, a Greek, a slave, or a freeman.”

“Let every man abide - Let him remain or continue. In the same calling - The same occupation, profession, rank of life. We use the word “calling” in the same sense to denote the occupation or profession of a man. Probably the original idea which led people to designate a profession as a CallinG was the belief that God called every man to the profession and rank which he occupies; that is, that it is by his “arrangement, or providence,” that he occupies that rank rather than another. In this way every man has a Call to the profession in which he is engaged as really as ministers of the gospel; and every man should have as clear evidence that “God has called” him to the sphere of life in which…”

“In the calling - The outward state. Wherein he is - When God calls him. Let him not seek to change this, without a clear direction from Providence. 1 Corinthians 7:21”

“abide: Co1 7:17, Co1 7:21-23; Pro 27:8; Luk 3:10-14; Th1 4:11; Th2 3:12 1 Corinthians 7:21”