God-Given Skills and Talents 上帝赐予的技能和才能

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I have filled [Bezalel] with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs. Exodus 31:3-4

Today's Scripture Exodus 31:1-11

Today's Insights God told Pharaoh to “let my people go, so that they may worship me” (Exodus 7:16; 8:1, 20; 9:1, 13; 10:3). Two months after leaving Egypt, the Israelites encamped at the base of Mount Sinai (19:1-2) where God gave His people the law (chs. 20-24) and instructions on how they were to live, worship, and serve Him (chs. 25-31). The tabernacle, built according to God’s exact blueprint, was His dwelling place—“a holy sanctuary so [he could] live among [his people]” (25:8 nlt). God appointed two master craftsmen, Bezalel and Oholiab, and gave them special abilities to lead the work and teach other craftsmen and artisans (31:1-6; see 35:30-34). God also endowed others with enhanced skills to accomplish the work (31:6-11; see 35:35–36:2).

Today's Devotional Some of the most famous pianists in the world, including Van Cliburn and Vladimir Horowitz, relied on Franz Mohr, chief concert technician at Steinway & Sons in New York, to ensure that their concert pianos were ready for performances. A master piano tuner, Mohr was sought after for his intricate knowledge of pianos and great skill developed over decades. Mohr believed his skills were an avenue to serve God, and he regularly shared his faith with pianists and performance staff.

When the nation of Israel was preparing to build the tent of meeting and other items necessary for worship, they needed individuals with expert skills (Exodus 31:7-11). God appointed two skilled artisans, Bezalel and Oholiab, to do the work and filled them with the “Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs” (vv. 3-4). In addition to their specialized skills, God empowered them with His Spirit to guide their work. Their willingness to use their unique talents in service to God allowed the Israelites to appropriately worship Him.

Whether or not we consider ourselves artistic, each of us has unique, God-given gifts that we can use to serve others (Romans 12:6). Empowered by the Spirit, we can serve and worship God through our work using the wisdom, understanding, and skills He’s given us.

Reflect & Pray What are some of the talents God’s given you? How might you use them to serve Him?

Heavenly Father, please remind me that the abilities You’ve given me are to be a holy offering.

By Lisa M Samra

我已将我的灵充满 [比撒列]，使他有智慧、有聪明、有知识，能做各样的工，能想出巧工，用金银铜制造各物，又能够刻宝石，可以镶嵌，能雕刻木头… （出埃及记 31:3-4 ）

今日经文 出埃及记 31章1-11 节

今日心得 上帝告诉法老“让我的人民去，这样他们就可以敬拜我”（出埃及记 7:16；8:1、20；9:1、13；10:3）。离开埃及两个月后，以色列人在西奈山脚下扎营（19:1-2），上帝在那里向他的子民颁布了律法（20-24 章）并指示他们如何生活、敬拜和侍奉上帝（25-31 章）。圣幕是上帝按照其蓝图建造的，是祂的居所——“圣所，使祂可以住在祂的子民中间”（25:8 新译本）。上帝任命了两位工匠大师，比撒列和亚何利亚伯，并赋予他们特殊能力来领导这项工作并教导其他工匠和手艺人（31:1-6；见 35:30-34）。上帝还赋予其他人增强的技能来完成这项工作（31:6-11；见 35:35–36:2）。

今日灵修 一些世界上最著名的钢琴家，包括范·克莱本和弗拉基米尔·霍洛维茨，都依靠纽约施坦威公司的首席音乐会技师弗朗茨·莫尔来确保他们音乐会的钢琴随时可以演出。作为钢琴调音大师，莫尔因其对钢琴的深入了解和数十年来培养的高超技艺而备受追捧。莫尔相信他的技能是侍奉上帝的途径，他经常与钢琴家和表演人员分享他的信仰。

当以色列国准备建造会幕和其他礼拜所需的物品时，他们需要具有专业技能的人（出埃及记 31:7-11）。上帝任命了两位熟练的工匠，比撒列和亚何利亚伯，使他们“充满祂的灵，有智慧、聪明、知识和各种技能进行艺术设计，完成这项工作”（3-4节）。除了他们的专业技能外，上帝使圣灵充满他们来指导他们的工作。这两位工匠愿意用自己独特的才能侍奉上帝，以便让以色列人能够用恰当的方式崇拜上帝。

无论我们是否认为自己是艺术家，我们每个人都有独特的天赋，我们可以用这些天赋来服务他人（罗马书 12:6）。靠着圣灵赋与的能力，我们可以通过我们的工作，利用上帝赋予我们的智慧、理解力和技能来侍奉和崇拜上帝。

反思与祈祷 上帝赐给你哪些天赋才能？你会如何利用这些天赋来侍奉上帝？

天父，请提醒我，您赋予我的能力应该是奉献给您的神圣祭物。