Dear Church Family, I enjoy great craftsmanship and artistry. I would love to see the Sistine Chapel someday. Apparently, God cares about beauty, artistry, and craftsmanship, because when he tasked Moses with ensuring that the tabernacle and its contents, the altars, and the priestly garments, he wanted them to be well-crafted. In fact, He went to the extent of giving specific people exceptional abilities to make them.
God called Bezalel, filled him with the Spirit, gave him ability, intelligence, knowledge, and craftmanship. Often, we think of the spiritual gifts God gives us and forget the ways He gifts us that don’t seem as spiritual. Bezalel was specially gifted in these ways by God so that he could give God glory in his artistic designs. When we think of our own lives, it’s important to remember that all of our gifts and abilities are gifts from Him and to be used for Him. How has God gifted you? Do you consider Him the source of your gifts or do you take credit for them? Are you using those gifts or wasting them? Are you using them to glorify God or to serve yourself?
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