- What types of things were to be offered for the Lord in the construction of the tabernacle?
- What was the heart position to be in the people that were giving an offering?
- Read the following verses on generosity and giving: Psalm 112:5; Proverbs 11:24-25, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 & 9:10-15. How do these verses increase your understanding of how God responds to a “willing” heart?
- Who came to give offerings after receiving instruction from the Lord through Moses?
- How is the heart of man moved and by whom?
- What differences do you notice between the work of the holy spirit in the old testament as compared to what you know to be true of the spirit in the new testament?
- How is using skills given by God a way to worship God?
- When the Lord calls us to work on his behalf, what can we trust that he will give us?
- What were the people ordered to do in Exodus 36:6 and why? What does this teach us about God?
- Compare Exodus 36:8-38 with the instructions given by God in Exodus 25-27. What do you notice?
Applications:
- When has the Lord called me to do something and then equipped me to accomplish it?
- What things are easier in my life to be generous with? What things are harder to be generous with?
- What glory has God received from the skills and work he has gift me with and called me to?
- Why can I trust God to give me what is sufficient and more than enough in the life he has called me to?
- What happens when I do not trust God to give me what I think I need? What have I learned about God and myself in those instances?