Called and Equipped by God 呼召与装备

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May 25, 2024, 10:22:16 PM5/25/24

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. . and with all kinds of skills. Exodus 31:3

“Your job for the international book expo,” my boss informed me, “is to organize an onsite radio broadcast.” I felt fear because this was new territory for me. God, I’ve never done anything like this, I prayed. Please help me.

God provided resources and people to guide me: experienced technicians and broadcasters, plus reminders during the expo of details I’d overlooked. In retrospect, I know that the broadcast went well because He knew what was needed and prompted me to use the skills He’d already given me.

When God calls us to a task, He also equips us for it. When He assigned Bezalel to work on the tabernacle, Bezalel was already a skilled craftsman. God further equipped him by filling him with His Spirit and with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and all kinds of skills (Exodus 31:3). God also gave him an assistant in Oholiab, as well as a skilled workforce (v. 6). With His enablement, the team designed and made the tent, its furnishings, and the priests’ garments. These were instrumental in the Israelites’ proper worship of God (vv. 7-11).

Bezalel means “in the shadow [protection] of God.” The craftsman worked on the project of a lifetime under God’s protection, power, and provision. Let’s courageously obey His prompting as we carry out a task to completion. He knows what we need, and how and when to give it. By: Karen Huang

What task is God calling you to carry out? In what areas can you pray for His guidance?

Father, thank You for equipping me with all that I need.

我也以我的灵充满了他，使他有智慧，……能做各样的工。—出埃及记31章3节

我的老板对我说：“妳在国际书展的工作，是负责现场广播。”这对我来说是个新的领域，使我不禁紧张害怕。我祷告说：上帝啊，这些事我从来没做过，请祢帮助我。

结果上帝提供了资源和人力来指导我，包括经验丰富的技术人员和广播员，而且还在书展期间提醒我所忽略的细节。现在回想起来，我知道广播能顺利进行，是因为上帝知道我需要什么，并激励我使用祂早已赐给我的技能。

当上帝呼召我们去执行某项任务时，祂也会装备我们去完成。就像上帝指派比撒列去建造会幕时，比撒列早已是一位熟练的工匠。上帝还更进一步地装备他，让他充满上帝的灵、智慧、聪明、知识和各种技能（出埃及记31章3节）。上帝又赐给他一位助手亚何利亚伯，以及一组能工巧匠（6节）。在上帝的帮助下，整个团队按照上帝的指示建造会幕、制作各种器具和祭司的服饰。这些都有助于以色列人正确地敬拜上帝（7-11节）。

比撒列的意思是“在上帝的荫蔽[保护]之下”。这位工匠在上帝的保护、力量和供应下，完成了一生最重要的工程。当我们执行一项任务时，让我们勇敢地服从上帝的指示。祂深知我们需要的是什么，祂也知道如何并在何时赐予我们。

作者： 黃嘉仁

上帝正呼召你执行什么任务？
你可以在哪些方面祈求祂的指引？