It seems to me God WANTS us to get involved. Love thy neighbor. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Try to make our lives meaningful by participating and leaving good tracks behind as we keep trying to make things better, help one another. If all we do is worship God and wait for the day He will take us up to be with Him isn't that a life wasted? If we do nothing for our fellow man and are only devout to our religion and remain detached and removed from the process of living how did we make a difference in the world? What do we leave behind that was of any value? Shouldn't we aspire to do good works and be a positive influence for good?