Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab along with all whom God had gifted with the ability to work skillfully with their hands. The men were eager to get started and engage in the work. They took from Moses all the offerings that the Israelites had brought for the work of constructing the Sanctuary. The people kept on bringing in their freewill offerings, morning after morning.
All the artisans who were at work making everything involved in constructing the Sanctuary came, one after another, to Moses, saying, "The people are bringing more than enough for doing this work that God has commanded us to do!"
So Moses sent out orders through the camp: "Men! Women! No more offerings for the building of the Sanctuary!" The people were ordered to stop bringing offerings! There was plenty of material for all the work to be done. Enough and more than enough.
If everyone in the church tithed of their money and their time, the church would overflow. We would have more than enough money for facilities and more than enough volunteers. The burden would be light and not continue to fall on a few people.
Moses challenged the people to dig deep and be a part of building something wonderful. People naturally want to be a part of something greater than themselves. They want to see God at work and accomplish a goal. Moses was able to share God's inspired vision for the temple and get the people on board.
When our church lacks money and volunteers, we must look at ourselves, the church leadership. Have I shared God's vision for this ministry with my volunteers? Do they understand the importance of greeting people, running cameras, and changing diapers? Has the leadership cast a vision for something great, or have we become content with the status quo?
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