Exodus 31: 1-11, “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee; The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle, And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office, 1And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.”
When the Lord has a task to be performed He always prepares a person for that task. We should not that the Lord deals with individuals or through individuals. When the Lord wanted to set Israel free from slavery, He called Moses, an individual, and worked through him to set the process in motion. When the Lord wanted to give Israel the Law, He chose Moses to come to the mountain and receive the Law then give it to the rest of Israel. Now that the Lord was ready for the Tabernacle to be built He prepared Uri the son of Hur to work with the metals to make the best possible instruments for worship and then the Lord commanded another man to be his helper. The first man was given the skills to supervise and oversee the entire work of making the instruments and the second man was given executive authority to make sure that everything was carried out to the exact specifications. Moses was too busy leading Israel and supervising the council while Aaron was High Priest and in charge of the tribe of Levi so they weren’t able to do these tasks. This is the way the Lord works today: He chooses specific people, with specific skills to perform tasks for His glory.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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