Work Together

"Now Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord had commanded Moses. With him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and a skillful workman and a weaver in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and fine linen." -Exodus 38.22-23

The Tabernacle has been completed, and we are told that Bezalel made everything that the Lord commanded Moses. But we see that he wasn't working alone. With him was Oholiab (and if we look at the previous chapters other skilled workman). Back in chapter 31 God mentions these two by name, but until now all the work has been attributed to Bezalel. But we see that he wasn't working alone. Here we are told about Oholiab, and that he was a skillful weaver and engraver, Bezalel was skilled with metals. This task was not the undertaking of one or even two men, but a group of men working together for the glory of God.

Men, we need to work together. We each have skills and our areas of giftedness, but none of us are able to do everything by ourselves. We need each other. The Spartans worked in the phalanx. Navy SEALs go out in teams. The elite of the elite don't go it alone, and neither should we. Even Jesus, the Son of God, was never alone. He never did anything by Himself, He was always working with the Father.

Let us take our individual gifts and join together to accomplish great things for the Kingdom. Let us not go it alone, because then there is no one to help us in our areas of weakness. We need each other, so let us unite and work togther.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor