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Two Hands for God, March 31
Exodus 31:1-11
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive
not the grace of God in vain.
2 Corinthians 6:1
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The Lord gave an important lesson to His people in all ages when to Moses
on the mount He gave instruction regarding the building of the tabernacle. In
that work He required perfection in every detail. Moses was proficient in all
the learning of the Egyptians; he had a knowledge of God, and God’s purposes
had been revealed to him in visions; but he did not know how to engrave and
embroider.
Israel had been held all their days in the bondage of Egypt, and although
there were ingenious men among them, they had not been instructed in the
curious arts which were called for in the building of the tabernacle. They knew
how to make bricks, but they did not understand how to work in gold or silver.
How was the work to be done? ...
Then God Himself explained how the work was to be accomplished. He
signified by name the persons He desired to do a certain work. Bezaleel was
to be the architect. This man belonged to the tribe of Judah—a tribe that God
delighted to honor....
“And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the
tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wisehearted I have put wisdom, that
they may make all that I have commanded thee” (
Exodus 31:1-6
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Among the multitude were Egyptians, who had acted as overseers for such
work, and thoroughly understood how it should be done. But the work was
not dependent upon them. The Lord united with human agencies, giving them
wisdom to work skillfully
Skill in the common arts is a gift from God. He provides both the gift and
the wisdom to use the gift aright
In order that the earthly tabernacle might represent the heavenly, it must be
perfect in all its parts, and it must be, in every smallest detail, like the pattern in
the heavens. So it is with the characters of those who are finally accepted in the
sight of heaven
Let the workmen in the service of God today pray to Him for wisdom and
keen foresight, that they may do their work perfectly
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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 59, 60
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The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 1:1108
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Letter 60, 1907
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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 60
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The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 1:1108
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