Ephesians 5:15-17 AMP
Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honour, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], not as the unwise, but as wise [sensible, intelligent, discerning people],
[16] making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil.
[17] Therefore do not be foolish and thoughtless but understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is.

Universally in every culture, productivity is measured by a visible increase in the quantity of how much we make, produce, sell, buy, earn, and profit.
In churches and ministries, productivity is almost universally measured by the physical growth gained over a period.
We measure others as well as ourselves by the outward show of wealth, we look at how much our household increased, how well our children are doing, the promotion at work or big new contracts.
Productivity itself is a necessary means of checking and balancing our performance and achievement but the bible defines productivity not in terms of number but by relationships, character, and spiritual growth according to Psalm 1:1-3.
The Bible’s view of productivity is very different from the world. Society says work is for self-fulfilment, but the bible says in Colossians 3:17,23 that work is about glorifying God.
Society says to store up as much wealth as we can, but the bible says in Matthew 6:19-20 to pursue eternal treasures rather than earthly ones.
Work and walk by the rule which God has given, do this both in little and great things, let’s not only profess, but live the Gospel, not as fools, but as wise.
Society thinks that worship is what Christians do for an hour on Sundays, but the bible says that we must do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and give thanks to God the Father through him.
Our work and productivity matter greatly to God and everything we do, job, business and career are profoundly important to God. If we’re mopping floors for a living, we mop floors for the glory of God. Working productively allows us to honour God by maximizing the use of our time and doing more good works for His glory.
This is what Christian productivity is all about. Time well, meaningful, and productively spent.
Redeeming the time—buying up those moments that others seem to throw away, steadily improving every present moment, so that we may regain the time we lost.
Let time be our chief commodity, use it to trade wisely, buy it all up and use every portion of it yourself to glorify God.
Time is a valuable commodity and whatever time we spend wisely and productively yields a godly dividend.
Have you ever found yourself wishing that you had more than twenty-four hours in a day? Pay attention to the way you spend your time and make the most of every opportunity and allow it to be reflected in productivity.
There is potential productivity in everything we do, especially for God—productivity is not in our ability and smarts but the power, the mighty energy of the Holy Spirit enlightening, quickening, converting, and sanctifying believers in all necessary areas, to demonstrate and express their gifts, talents and calling by the grace of God, see 1 Corinthians 4:20.
Romans 7:4-6 says that we were once bound by sin but are now raised from the death of sin to become productive in good fruit because of Jesus’ power over death and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that matures in us to bear all kinds of fruit, enabling us to be productive, so we don’t become a burden on anyone, including ourselves.
Productivity is of God!
Shalom