Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. Exodus 35:30-34, NIV
God was preparing the people for the building of the Tabernacle and we are told in Exodus 35, verse 21, that everyone who was willing and whose heart was moved came. God will always moves in the hearts of His people. He does this because He loves us and He is preparing us for His service.
Another way God prepares us for His service is that He equips us. A common phrase among Christians is, “who God calls, He equips.” This is certainly true but the point I want to make to you is that God equips us BEFORE He calls us—not to even mention, when He does call us, He calls us by name!
In the Exodus 35:30-34, we find that God chose Bezalel and “HAS filled him” with His Spirit and with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge AND given Bezalel and Oholiab the ability to teach others. (Isn’t that amazing?!) You may recall God had already spoken to Moses about Bezalel in Exodus 31:1-6, saying then, “I HAVE filled him…” and also told Moses at that time Oholiab would assist in the work to be done.
Consider for a moment how much time we spend worrying needlessly. We serve a great, powerful, and awesome God! He loves us, He knows us by name, He prepares us, equips us, then calls us, directs, defends…in short, He takes care of everything. He just asks us to be faithful and obedient. Now tell me again, why do we worry?
God Bless!
