Exodus 35 – Let The Willing Giving Begin!

Moses gathered all the congregation of the Israelites together and told them the words which the Lord commanded them to do. Work was allowed for six days, but the seventh day was to be a holy day for them, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever did any work on the Sabbath was to be put to death. Wow! How many of us would now be dead? They weren’t even allowed to kindle a fire in their dwellings on the Sabbath day.

Moses also told the Israelites that the Lord commanded that an offering be taken for Him from whoever was of a willing heart to bring gold, silver, and bronze. Other offering materials were to be blue, purple and scarlet thread, fine linen, goats’ hair, ram skins dyed red, badger skins, acacia wood, oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense, onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.

All the gifted artisans were to come together and make the following: The tabernacle – its tent, covering, clasps, boards, bars, pillars and sockets. The screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle

The ark – its poles, with the mercy seat and the veil of the covering

The table – its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread

The lampstand for the light – its utensils, lamps and the oil for the light

The incense altar – its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense

The altar of burnt offering – its bronze grating, poles, utensils, the laver and its base

The hangings of the court – its pillars, their sockets and the screen for the gate of the court

Pegs – for the tabernacle and the court and their cords

The garments of ministry for ministering in the holy place – holy garments for Aaron, the priest and garments of his sons to minister as priests

Then all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. Afterwards, everyone came whose heart was stirred and whose spirit was willing. They brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service and for the holy garments.

General Giving – Both, men and women who had a willing heart, made an offering of gold to the Lord, by bringing earrings, nose rings, rings, necklaces, all gold jewelry. Every man who had blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins gave. Everyone offering silver or bronze brought the Lord’s offering. Everyone who had acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.

Women’s Contributions – All of the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands and brought what they had spun of blue, purple, and scarlet thread and fine linen. All the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair.

Rulers’ Giving – Rulers brought onyx stones, the stones to be set in the ephod and the breastplate, spices, oil for the light, for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense.

The Israelites brought a freewill offering to the Lord. All the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring materials for all kinds of work, which the Lord commanded through Moses to be done. Do you have a willing heart or spirit to give to the Lord?

Moses told the Israelites that the Lord called Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah by name. He said that God had filled him with His Spirit in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship. Bezalel was called to design artistic works, to work in gold, silver and bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship. God put in Bezalel’s heart the ability to teach. He also put it in Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. God filled them with the skill to do all manner of work of the engraver, the designer, the tapestry maker, in blue, purple and scarlet thread, fine linen and of the weaver – those who do every work and those who design artistic work. What skills do you have that can be used for the building up of God’s kingdom? Are you teaching others your skills so that they can give to the Lord?

We’re off to Exodus 36 next week.

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