于是,摩西召来比撒列、亚何利亚伯和所有蒙耶和华赐智慧、有技能、愿意参与建造的人。 他们从摩西那里领取了以色列百姓奉献出来建造圣所的一切礼物。每天早上,百姓仍然甘心乐意地来奉献礼物, 以致所有建造圣所的能工巧匠都放下自己的工作,

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Moses called together Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the Eternal had gifted with special skills—everyone whose heart moved them to work—to help out and contribute to the construction work.

This project is nothing like the forced labor the people endured back in Egypt. All the creativity and work put into the building and furnishing of the congregation tent comes from the heart. People with various skills—skills honed in slavery—step forward as free men and women to create a home on earth for God. Ultimately all talent and skill comes from God. Used properly they all point back to God.

Moses handed over to the workers all the materials the Israelites donated to build the congregation tent. Every morning new contributions continued to come in. Eventually the craftsmen who were working on every aspect of the sanctuary project interrupted their particular jobs

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