Question: What is the significance of working with your hands? Is working with physical things superior to working mentally in God's eyes? Is physical work of a higher calling or more satisfying? Different cultures will answer these questions differently. In some of the former Soviet nations, only physical work was considered to provide an honest living. Buying low and selling high (merchandising) was not an honorable way to make a living. Even in the United States, trading shares of stock was considered a dishonorable profession until after the Great Depression and the creation of the SEC.
Read 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12. We are commanded to "work with your hands." Does it make a difference to God if we work with our hands or with our minds?
[1] "Easy but Sleazy," Bridget O'Brian, Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, May 28, 1996.