Monday, December 9, 2019

Exodus 31:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse two adds, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:  God again spoke to Moses and told him that He had called Bezaleel, and then God further identified Bezaleel.  There could be no mistake about who God had called.  When God calls us for a purpose today, there can be no mistake about who He has called.  Verse three continues, And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,  God called Bezaleel and He equipped him to do the job he was called for.  Not everyone is called to the same purpose in Go's kingdom, but whatever a person is called for, God will equip that person to do what he or she is called to do.  Verse four states, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,  Moses was called as God's spokesman, Aaron and his sons as priests, and Bezaleel as a craftsman.  As long as they were fulfilling their role, none was superior to the other because of their role.  Today, I believe that preachers and teachers are not superior to other Christians, as long as all are doing what God has called them to do.  Verse five adds, And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.  Bezaleel was to be a great craftsman, not because of some innate ability, but because God had given him this talent.  We today need to acknowledge that God gives us the ability to do whatever He calls us to do.  It is not some great innate talent that allows us to fulfill God's calling, but God's empowering us to do what He calls us to do.  Often, God calls a person to do something that the that person may feel very unequipped to do, so that he or she has to rely on God to carry out the calling.  Of course, whether we feel that we are capable of following God's calling or not, we should always rely on God to empower us.  Verse six declares, And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;  God specified another person, Aboliah, who was called to help Bezaleel in doing what God was to have them do.  We are never alone in doing God's work, and all that are filled with God's wisdom will recognize this.  Just as there were to be other unnamed individuals to help Bezaleel and Aboliah, there are many people at work in God's kingdom today that we may never know by name, but this does not make them less important in God's kingdom.  Verse seven says, The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,  Then verse eight states, And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,  Verse nine adds, And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,  Verse ten continues, And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,  Then verse eleven concludes, And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.  God had given Moses the plans for the tabernacle, and now He calling the people to build the tabernacle according to His plans.  I will state again, we all have a purpose in God's kingdom if we have accepted Christ as our Savior and Lord, and we must all work together to carry out God's plans.  No one is unimportant.




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