Take from among you a contribution to the LORD. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the LORD’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze; Exodus 35:5 (ESV)
We should be generous from our hearts with our money, time and skills for God’s glory
And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD’s contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. Exodus 35:21 (ESV)
Our service should be from the heart, not just duty or rule keeping
And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the LORD had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work. Exodus 36:2 (ESV)
God puts the skills and intelligence in our minds but our hearts must be stirred to joyfully use them for him
for the material they had was sufficient to do all the work, and more. Exodus 36:7 (ESV)
If we all give generously and don’t limit ourselves to just 10% for example, then there will be great provision for the Lord’s work
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