Exodus 36-38 A heart for service

by Rebekah Johnson

"And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the LORD had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work." Exodus 36:2

These were gifted men. The LORD had prepared their hearts for service and equipped them with the skill and desire to work for Him in the building of this monumental task - the building of the Tabernacle. They were equipped, they were willing, and they were used.

These men were just like you and me -- they had the same struggles, they had the same fears, they had the same God given gifts. Nobody was commanded by Moses or God to come serve in the work of God. Their hearts were in tune with what was required of them. They realized their responsibility to stir up the skills, the gifts that God had uniquely given to them.

What God-given skills or gifts are we being called to use in God's work today? What's holding us back from answering the stirring of our hearts with service and action?

"For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you." 2 Timothy 1:6

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