In Luke 5:1-11, Jesus turns an amazing catch of fish (the miracle) into a parable about catching people for the kingdom (the universal lesson that applies to everyone). In other words, Jesus was not merely teaching the word of God as he sat in Peter's boat (5:1,3), he was demonstrating something by his actions and with his words. He showed how he means for his followers to catch people for the kingdom of God. This is what fishing for people entails:
1. Teach the word of God (Luke 5:1, 3) 2. Obey Jesus (Luke 5:4-5; Matthew 28:19-20) 3. Humble yourself (Luke 5:5, 8) 4. Leave the Results to God (Luke 5:6-7)
Here we see two pairs of brothers, four sunburnt fisherman with calloused hands longing for true spirituality who were washing their nets after a long night of failure. They weren’t there for the sermon on the beach, but Jesus caught them to be fishers of people.