But they, disregarding it, went away: one went to his field, and the other to his trade.
Those who were invited reject the king’s call a second time—this time not with open hostility, but with indifference. Their careless attitude, excusing themselves with fieldwork and business, symbolizes people who prefer earthly gain and worldly occupations above God’s invitation. This word shows that the most dangerous rejection often comes not from persecution, but from indifference, when a person is busy with his own affairs and has no time for what is spiritual. The field and the business symbolize the cares and interests of the material world which, by ruling over a person, cut him off from God’s celebration—that is, from the possibility of salvation.