More Than Enough

Exodus 35:10 says, ““Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the Lord has commanded:” And later Exodus 36:4-5 says, “Finally the craftsmen who were working on the sanctuary left their work. They went to Moses and reported, “The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the Lord has commanded us to do!”

Observation: God had given Moses a task to build and prepare the tabernacle for His presence. Moses asked the men and women to step up and serve. They did, so much so that Moses had to say, “we’re good, you can stop giving, there is an abundance.”

Application: What was it that mobilized the people to serve so selflessly and giving in abundance? I think it was they wanted to be in the presence of God. They wanted Him with them and in order for that to happen they had to serve Him. I always say I want God with me and to be in His presence, but am I always willing to give and do what He is asking me to do? I don’t think I can say that is true of me. I still want what I want. I still waste my time on things that do not prepare a way. I let my mind wonder and get caught up in things that do not matter. What I need to be doing is not what I am doing. I feel like Paul saying that. But it is true.

Prayer: God, I want you with me through your son. There are some areas in my life where I am not giving in abundance. It’s not even about money, it’s about the heart. If I were giving from the abundance of my heart I feel that you would walk with me daily. God, change me! Change me! Change me! Let me be consumed with your agenda and your things. Please, in Jesus Name. Amen.