Offerings

Exodus 35 to 38

The building of the Tabernacle.

And what that all entails.

I really love reading about all the details

And just how this all takes place.

The tabernacle, and all its sacrifice and offering parts.

Made from things Israel carried along into the dessert.

To the base of this mountain.

I was going to say that Moses invited the people to make an offering.

But no…

Moses said to the people:

In Ch 35:4

“This is what the LORD has commanded.

From what you have

Take an offering for the LORD

Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD

An offering

Of gold, silver and bronze.

Blue, purple, and scarlet yarn

And fine linen.”

A command.

Precious things.

What would be your precious thing?

Ch 35:10 “All who are skilled among you

Are to come

And make everything the LORD has commanded.

The Tabernacle, the lampstands, the table, the incense, the garments.”

Precious holy things

Worship God things.

Ch 35:20 “And everyone who was willing

And whose heart moved him

Came out

And brought an offering

To the LORD

For the Tent of Meeting

for all its service

and for the sacred garments.”

And I love this part!

Ch 35:22 “And every skilled woman

Spun with her hands

And brought what she had spun.”

Just as there were those who were willing to give

There were those with the ability to create and design

And willing to come and do the work.

And at the end of the day

The people had to be restrained

From giving more.

I really love that.

You and I

With our beautiful unique

God given gifts, talents, and skills

Uniquely created

Uniquely gifted

To bring God’s Presence

To the world.

God showing His Glory, His Grace and Beauty.

Bits of glory that show up in our days.

Like twinkle lights

All strung together. 

Without God’s Presence going before

I would be just another girl

With a bad hair day

Struggling to make it through

Just another day.

Willing.

That word keeps leaping off the page at me today.