Saturday, December 21, 2019

Exodus 35:10 says, And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;  Moses called on the wise hearted to come and make what God had commanded them to make.  Not everyone would be making the same thing, but all would be led by God in what they made.  If we are to be wise hearted, or to think wisely, we will come to God  and do what He asks us to do.  Verse eleven states,The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,  Moses begins to tell them what it is that they will be making.  God will tell us today what it is that we need to do in His kingdom so that His word may be spread and His people may effectively worship Him.  The next few verses simply continue to list the things that would be made by those who were wise hearted and followed God.  Verse twelve says, The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,  Verse thirteen states, The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,  Verse fourteen adds, The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,  Verse fifteen continues, And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,  Verse sixteen states, The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,  Verse seventeen adds further, The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,  Verse eighteen continues still, The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,  Then verse nineteen concludes, The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.  These were all the things that God had told Moses that the people were to build.  When we are doing something for God today, we must first make sure that it is what He has called us to do.  Verse twenty declares, And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.  The first thing the people of Israel did was to leave from where Moses was.  They could not just stay with Moses and accomplish what God had for them to do.  We today cannot just hang around those who are proclaiming God's word and accomplish very much for God.  We must go into the world and proclaim the gospel and do what God calls us to do to advance His kingdom.  Verse twenty-one adds, And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.  The people came as they were stirred by God and whose spirit was made willing by God.  If we are to successfully advance God's kingdom, we must have our spirits stirred by God and be made willing by His Spirit to do whatever He leads us to do.  When we as followers of Christ work together, all of God's work will be done.

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