At first glance, Exodus seems like an epic account of the many accomplishments of Moses. While he is certainly prominent in the book, it’s God that is the redeeming Hero, and the central character of the story. What’s even more gripping is that God graciously surrounds Himself with a variety of normal people to accomplish His mission. Most of us know Moses and Aaron, but few of us may have heard of Bezalel. Let me introduce him to you…

Exodus 36:1

Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other craftsmen whom the LORD has gifted with wisdom, skill, and intelligence will construct and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the LORD has commanded. So Moses told Bezalel and Oholiab to begin the work, along with all those who were specially gifted by the LORD.

This group of “unknowns” go on to take up the last four closing chapters of Exodus as the servants who would get the tabernacle ready for the presence of the living God!!

I want to especially emphasize the Lord’s special giftings upon each of them. They all needed the Spirit of God just to obey in ministry, and so do we. From serving coffee at Starbucks, to being a wife or husband, to running a company, and everything in between, no task of ours is small or unimportant, because the living God called us to something He considers strategic enough that it required His Spirit to empower us to do it rightly! Not only that, but God planned it for us before we were born (Eph. 2:10)!

Let us take ownership of our high calling in God as we serve one another and the church which was purchased with Christ’s own blood!