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As I say in
my commentary from a number of years ago to which I link above, this chapter
and the next few chapters to come feel a bit light in content. We are going to get much of the same story
day after day. We are going to hear how
the workers did the work of the Lord as the Lord described.
On one hand,
you wonder why these stories are necessary in a book like the Bible. What wisdom of God do we gain in these
verses? It’s easy to feel this way, isn’t
it?
However, so
long as chapters like these don’t dominate the landscape, which they don’t,
they do provide us with a very important perspective that would otherwise be
lost. God doesn’t just give directives,
people follow them. There are plenty of
people before us who were obedient to the calling of their God. They followed directions to the best of their
ability. They are an example to us.
Furthermore,
notice that there was no scramble for the needed supplies. When we are genuinely doing the work of the
Lord, He will provide. Moses actually
had to cut the people off. I think this
is something that we lose in today’s culture.
How many times do we ear spiritual leaders or those under them begging
and pleading for money? The reality is
that if God’s will is for something to happen, God will put the resources
within His people to accomplish it. Yes,
things need to be advertised. Moses had
to tell the people what was needed. But
Moses didn’t have to beg and plead and exhort.
I wonder how
many times we have a human agenda that we assert as God’s will. We put the label of “God’s Work” upon
it. Yet it struggles to find
support. We get angry and say that the
people aren’t listening or they are tight with their money. Perhaps it is the leaders or the people who
are behind the movement who aren’t listening to God. God has the ability to resource and supply those
things that are His will.
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