"In the children and youth an ambition should be awakened to take their exercise in doing something that will be beneficial to themselves and helpful to others. The exercise that develops mind and character, that teaches the hands to be useful, that trains the young to bear their share of life's burdens, is that which gives physical strength and quickens every faculty. And there is a reward in virtuous industry, in the cultivation of the habit of living to do good. CT 147.2"
"Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."
The EGW passage directly echoes the sentiment of Galatians 6:2, emphasizing the importance of bearing one another's burdens through helpful actions and virtuous industry. The connection is clear and meaningful.
"The children of the wealthy should not be deprived of the great blessing of having something to do to increase the strength of brain and muscle. Work is not a curse, but a blessing. God gave sinless Adam and Eve a beautiful garden to tend. This was pleasant work, and none but pleasant work would have entered our world had not the first pair transgressed God's commandments.... The wealthy are not to be deprived of the privilege and blessing of a place among the world's workers. They should realize that they are responsible for the use they make of their entrusted possessions; that their strength, their time, and their money are to be used wisely, and not for selfish purposes.... CT 147.3"
"And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it."
The EGW passage explicitly refers to Adam and Eve tending the Garden of Eden, directly referencing Genesis 2:15 to support the idea that work is a blessing, not a curse. This is a clear and direct allusion.