WHOA! THAT'S ENOUGH! THAT'S ENOUGH!

Exodus 36 records an incident that is every pastor's dream!

The children of Israel were being led by the Lord through the wilderness under Moses' direction. When they arrived at the Mountain of God, Moses spent a great deal of time on the mountain receiving instructions from the Lord.

After delivering the laws that God had declared, God proceeded to show Moses how to have the vestments made for the priests along with their clothing, the altar, the lampstand and the table. All of this was intricate work that demanded great attention to detail and immense knowledge and skill!

God designated two men - Bezalel and Oholiab - to oversee all of the workers. God had gifted these men with a vast array of knowledge and ability to accomplish all of the tasks related to these multiple projects!

These projects also required massive amounts of gold, silver, precious stones, and many other resources. So, Moses challenged the people to give! And they did! The gave not only on the Sabbath, but every day! Exodus 36 records an incident that is every pastor's dream!

        “The people continued to bring gifts each morning because they wanted to.”

And so the work advanced.  However, there came a point where the continually growing stockpile of gifts became an obstruction to the workers.  They approached Moses with a request:  “The people are bringing more than we need to do the work the LORD commanded.” [v.5]

So, “Moses sent this command throughout the camp:

‘No man or woman should make anything else as a gift for the Holy Tent.’ 

So the people were kept from giving more, because what they had was already more than enough to do all the work.” [vs.6-7]

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Imagine yourself in church this Sunday and when it comes time for the offering, your leader announces that no offering will be received because all of the needs have been met and the church is overwhelmed with resources to continue its ministry! 

Does that put a smile on your face? 

Can you imagine a situation where you and your fellow worshippers became so enthused about the ministries of your church that you brought gifts every day and dropped them off at the church?  The mission of the church was being so effective that you just WANTED TO GIVE!  You gave bountifully!  You gave joyfully!  You gave persistently!  No guilt!  No pleading, No faith-promises!  No pledge cards!  Just jubilant, free-spirited generosity!  [For further reading on this subject:  https://hal-lelujah.blogspot.com/2023/09/generous-churches-grow.html]