Commentators agree that Martha's desire to serve Jesus was good. Her fault was in being 'cumbered,' or as the original Greek implies, 'distracted' and 'drawn in different directions.' Scholars like Spurgeon and Henry clarify that the work itself is not wrong, but becoming fretful, anxious, and worried by it is. This serves as a caution that even good works can be performed with a troubled spirit that misses the point.