Exodus
36:7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too
much.
When it was time to build the tabernacle, the people of Israel began to bring all the materials that would be needed. There were people who brought gold, some who brought silver, others who brought fabrics. Some used their talents to sculpt or weave, and God stirred their heart to do it with excitement. It was an impressive endeavor to say the least. So impressive, that Moses had to tell everyone to stop giving! God's people were so generous with their giving that there was much more materials than what was needed for the job. Now it's important to note that this tabernacle was not some poorly built shack, but instead, it was a beautiful work of craftsmanship that had many intricate and elaborate details. How in the world could this group of wanderers, who were recently slaves, have all the materials that would be needed for such a work? It was simply God. When Israel left Egypt, the Egyptians, fearing God, sent them out in style. And no doubt God was in all the details. I can imagine Him impressing an Egyptian woman to give all of her golden jewelry to the woman who used to be her servant.....why? Because God was gonna use that gold for the mercy seat! Just think, each piece of fabric, and each piece of jewelry had a purpose. There was only one thing needed. A heart that was willing to freely give what had been freely given. When a giving people come together with a giving God, there is only one possible outcome........TOO MUCH!
When it was time to build the tabernacle, the people of Israel began to bring all the materials that would be needed. There were people who brought gold, some who brought silver, others who brought fabrics. Some used their talents to sculpt or weave, and God stirred their heart to do it with excitement. It was an impressive endeavor to say the least. So impressive, that Moses had to tell everyone to stop giving! God's people were so generous with their giving that there was much more materials than what was needed for the job. Now it's important to note that this tabernacle was not some poorly built shack, but instead, it was a beautiful work of craftsmanship that had many intricate and elaborate details. How in the world could this group of wanderers, who were recently slaves, have all the materials that would be needed for such a work? It was simply God. When Israel left Egypt, the Egyptians, fearing God, sent them out in style. And no doubt God was in all the details. I can imagine Him impressing an Egyptian woman to give all of her golden jewelry to the woman who used to be her servant.....why? Because God was gonna use that gold for the mercy seat! Just think, each piece of fabric, and each piece of jewelry had a purpose. There was only one thing needed. A heart that was willing to freely give what had been freely given. When a giving people come together with a giving God, there is only one possible outcome........TOO MUCH!
I can remember when God delivered me out of the bondage of my Egypt. Addiction had made me poor and abused. The enemy of my soul was not wanting to let me go either! When I left that life several years ago, I can remember having such joy,peace and love in my heart. I was no longer poor in spirit but full of God's Spirit! Full of what was need to be a human tabernacle for others to find God. Sometimes I felt like a loser still because I had no job or I didn't finish college but no matter how I felt inside, God had made me rich! The tabernacle didn't look like much from the outside but when you went inside it was full of beautiful and expensive stuff! What we have on the inside ,from God, is very beautiful, precious and valuable! And the next time we feel like we don't have much to offer just remember that you have TOO MUCH!
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