Gifts for the Tabernacle

Acknowledging God

Give from a Generous Heart

Exodus 35:10-19 The Message

10-19 “Come—all of you who have skills—come and make everything that God has commanded: The Dwelling with its tent and cover, its hooks, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases; the Chest with its poles, the Atonement-Cover and veiling curtain; the Table with its poles and implements and the Bread of the Presence; the Lampstand for giving light with its furnishings and lamps and the oil for lighting; the Altar of Incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense; the screen for the door at the entrance to The Dwelling; the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offering with its bronze grate and poles and all its implements; the Washbasin with its base; the tapestry hangings for the Courtyard with the posts and bases, the screen for the Courtyard gate; the pegs for The Dwelling, the pegs for the Courtyard with their cords; the official vestments for ministering in the Holy Place, the sacred vestments for Aaron the priest and for his sons serving as priests.”

For Reflection

Each of God's flock had been on the receiving end.  In their gratitude, they gave to the glory of the Giver. They gave their talents, the best of their goods, everything from bowls to balusters, from tapestries to vestments.

Today our gifts to God are sometimes less personal, less identified with who we are.  We give money and buy glorious edifices and worship places. One could conclude that because our gifts are predominately monitory, we are less invested.  Well, perhaps some are, but many give beyond their money, giving time and talent sacrificially.

Pray

Pray that your contribution to the church and its mission reflects an intimate relationship with God.

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