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Exodus 36:1
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1 “And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every agifted artisan in whom the Lord has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the bsanctuary, shall do according to all that the Lord has commanded.”  

The People Give More than Enough

2 Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in awhose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart1 was stirred, to come and do the work.  
3 And they received from Moses all the aoffering which the children of Israel bhad brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning.  
4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing,
5 and they spoke to Moses, saying, a“The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do.”  
6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing,
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Exodus 36:1

OFFERINGS DELIVERED TO THE WORKMEN. (Exo. 36:1-38)

Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, etc.—Here is an illustrious example of zeal and activity in the work of the Lord. No unnecessary delay was allowed to take place; and from the moment the first pole was stuck in the ground till the final completion of the sacred edifice, he and his associates labored with all the energies both of mind and body engaged in the work. And what was the mainspring of their arduous and untiring diligence? They could be actuated by none of the ordinary motives that give impulse to human industry, by no desire for the acquisition of gain; no ambition for honor; no view of gratifying a mere love of power in directing the labors of a large body of men. They felt the stimulus—the strong irresistible impulse of higher and holier motives—obedience to the authority, zeal for the glory, and love to the service of God.


 
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