Truth #141 - God provides trained workers for the work - Exodus 30-32

Exodus 31:1-3

​The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

Those whom God calls for a task God equips for a task .. or provides those who can do the task.   God called upon Moses to complete a construction project.   However, Moses was a known shepherd, not a master craftsmen.   Moses had spent his time leading sheep, not working with gold, silver and wood.   If God wanted this thing built He would have to provide a master builder.   Here is the lesson from the above passage.  God does not give us a project to to without either equipping us or giving someone to us who is equipped.   Bezalel was such a man to Moses.  This man was a master craftsmen.   We can only assume he learned his craft while in captivity with the Egyptians.   The nation had been slaves for the past years.   We also should recall that when Israel and the sons came to Egypt they were shepherds.   So, somewhere in their years of captivity, Bezalel had to learn how to craft wood, gold and jewels.   Not only does God provide those who know how to do the job(s) he calls us to do, He remarkably prepares people for those jobs in the most unusual settings.   We should not always look for the "typical" and "normal" workers for God's work.  God can and does provide unusually trained people to accomplish His tasks.  Later God would use a shepherd boy who used a sling to kill bears and lions while watching sheep to kill the giant in the land and restore national pride and faith in God.   Later God would use a captive named Daniel to direct four different kings.   Daniel was trained in the ways of Babylon, yet he was grounded in his faith in the God of Jacob.   Later God would use a man trained by the highest of all Pharisees to bring the gospel and stand against the Pharisees:  Paul.   Later God would take a man who was trained in catching fish to catch men:  Peter.   God uses the odd to accomplish the great.