
I considered using hard work in the title but God does not do hard work. Their work is enjoyable and very productive. When God is working they are enjoying themselves so why would they want it to be instantaneous? Instant gratification is a trait of man. I take a look at the planning and work in this article but I also have links to much more to be said on the subject of creation.
The God approach
God does not work by magic. YHWH does not twiddle his nose and things that He does not understand appear. God has detailed understanding of the items that They create or in other words They understand the science. They used the same processes that man would use it is just that They have far greater ability. God uses skill. The Lord has absolute knowledge about everything, absolute power and absolute love and He does not have a lot of time to waste with idiots who think that they can challenge Him. Read proverbs.
The same process was used by Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur and is an accompaniment to skill.
It was the same thing that Solomon pursued.
We come next to Matt 25
This is talking about God preparing ahead of time for something that is yet to occur. This is God's way. He does not wave a wand and hope for the best.
We see the same thing revealed in Hebrews
Everything was put in place from the beginning. They figure it out, obtain all the prerequisites, set things in motion and wait on the inevitable result. In some cases They have to wait longer than in others: sometimes it takes an instant and sometimes 6,000 years.
The fact that it involves work should be obvious because the Bible says
God is not a stranger to effort. The Lord knows that there is nothing to hard (marvellous) for Him because He has tested His own ability just like He tested Abraham. He has tested His own patience and capacity to achieve and can say
Is there anything too amazing for God to achieve? Does it require too much patience or effort or wisdom or strength?
God's work is not grievous but it is work nevertheless. The grievous part comes from sin, i.e. not doing it His way.
So God works.
He applies thought to things and plans and implements carefully and perfectly; just like He wants us to.