The Lord told Moses that He called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. The Lord said that He filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship to design artistic works, to work in gold, silver and bronze. He also skilled him in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood and to work in all manner of workmanship. Along with Bezalel, God appointed Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. God also put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans so that they could make all that He commanded Moses. When God calls you to an assignment He equips you and those He has destined to help you. What has God called you by name to do?
Bezalel, Aholiab and all the gifted artisans would make the following items according to all that the Lord commanded Moses:
The tabernacle of meeting
The ark of the Testimony
The mercy seat
All the furniture of the tabernacle – the table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the laver and its base
The garments of ministry – the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests
The anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place
The Sabbath Law
The Lord told Moses to tell the children of Israel that they should surely keep His Sabbaths because it is a sign between Him and them throughout their generations, so that they would know that He is the Lord who sanctified (set apart as or declare holy) them. They should keep the Sabbath because it is holy to them. Everyone who profaned the Sabbath should surely be put to death. Whoever worked on the Sabbath, that person would be cut off from his people. Work was only to be done for six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. God reiterated that whoever did any work on the Sabbath day, should surely be put to death. Therefore, the Israelites were to keep/observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. The observance of the Sabbath would be a sign between God and Israel forever. In six days God made the heavens and the earth and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed. We know that God ordained marriage, well, He also ordained rest. God rested and He has equipped us with a rest day as well. Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty when you take some “me” time to rest. However, make sure that “me” time also includes time with God.
When God had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him two tablets of the Testimony, made of stone and written with the finger of God.
We’re off to Exodus 32 next week.
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A title like “Equipped By God” makes you feel empowered.
This chapter speaks to my spirit in an encouraging way. Sometimes I don’t think that I can do all of what God has asked me to do. But what I have realized from experiences is that if I trust Him, He will dispatch angels and access to resources to complete the assignment. I have heard it said this way “God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies those that He call.
Oh boy… rest is one of the hardest things for me. After reading this, I will remember that God has equipped me to rest as well. I will work hard not to feel guilty when I rest and take some “me” time. I will talk to God during my “me” time to help me overcome the feeling that I need to always do something instead of taking time to rest. Thank you God!
See you in Exodus 32.
I’m glad that God doesn’t leave us out there by ourselves to figure it out for ourselves. He equips us to carry out His will while allowing us the opportunity to rest also. We all should take heed to the tasks assigned to us and the rest God has ordained for us. Wonderful comments, Pennee!