It hit a zenith in the Middle Ages when the church was flat-out teaching that all work outside of the church was secular. No matter how Garden-like it was. In fact, the word calling was only used for church work. The mentality was, if you want to do something that really matters, something for the kingdom, become a priest or a nun or a monk or a theologian. The only other option is to work hard all day at some job you think is inconsequential, so you can get off work and go “serve the Lord.”
