Exodus 36:2-7
2 Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work. 3 And they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. 4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing, 5 and they spoke to Moses, saying, “The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do.”
6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing, 7 for the material they had was sufficient for all the work to be done—indeed too much.
6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing, 7 for the material they had was sufficient for all the work to be done—indeed too much.
When the artistic license was prescribed by God to build the tabernacle and its sanctuary, Moses called them all together to begin the work. God put the wisdom and will to do the work (Philippians 2:13) in each one chosen, moving their hearts to serve the Lord in these ways with God-given skills. There were others who provided the raw materials for the artisans to use in their work, again according to God’s design and the talents put in the hands of those He put the desire and ability into. His people kept giving more to the work, so much that there was far too much for the work that needed to be done! They gave abundantly, just as we should for the work of the gospel (2 Corinthians 8:1-4). This giving for the work should be as needed and willingly supplied, not by compulsion nor to be misused, but proportionately supplied by all as God supplies and places in each heart (2 Corinthians 8:13-14). God accepts what we desire to give and not what others expect from us (2 Corinthians 8:12) with joy (2 Corinthians 9:6-7). We therefore give willingly and sacrificially to worship our great God in the gospel work, taking our example from these who gave so much for the tabernacle of worship.
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