Exodus 36
TALENTED PEOPLE
After all the instructions and waiting, the children of Israel finally began to make the Tabernacle. Bezalel and Oholiab were in charge and had unusual levels of skill in all sorts of disciplines. But with the quantity of work and the huge variety of skills needed to do it all, I am sure there were many talented people that all had a hand in their different areas of expertise.
These are some of the trades I think would have been required in preparing the tabernacle: graphic artists, project managers, engravers, jewelers, embroiders, weavers, spinners, accountants, artists, auditors, tent makers, farmers, forgers, wire makers, tanners, builders, carpenters, engineers, quality control managers, fitters, people working with precious metals, platers, cabinet makers, tailors, bakers, artists, designers, fashion designers, perfumers, chemists, pattern makers and more. If any one of those people or skills had been missing, the tabernacle would have been incomplete, or at least imperfect.
It is the same with us. One person doesn’t build a church or become the complete body of Christ. It takes all of us. Even those of us who have unusual skills. The skills God has given us should be used to his glory. So let us do our part in building up our community of believers. You have a skill that is too good to waste.
May we be given the grace to serve God wholeheartedly this week.
With love in our Lord,
Robert
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