All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord. Exodus 35:29 – One of the frustrations that can arise in ministry for pastors is when you see a work that needs to be done within the church, yet you only get a portion of the congregation having any sort of heart for it. Maybe the work that needs to be done is something simple, like an event to love on the community, but maybe its something far greater like accomplishing the great commission. It can just be hard seeing only a portion of the body having a heart for what the Lord is calling the whole body to do. What we see in our passage is much the same situation unfolding. What we learn was the ones who brought offerings and were willing to serve were the ones whose hearts moved within them to do so. Meaning there were others, with skill and time and supplies, that must have chosen not to give and lean into this work. While it can be easy for us to camp out on the frustrations and disappointment of this, let us remember a couple beautiful things. First, many did come to serve and offer what they had to the work, which is beautiful. Second, the work still got done, showing that its not about the amount of people that show up, it about simply saying yes to the Lord and He’ll get the job done with those who are giving Him a faithful yes. Do not be discouraged by the lack of buy in from some in the body to what God is doing. Pray for them and set the example for them, but know the good work of the Lord isn’t going to be stopped because of hearts like theirs. Praise the Lord for the hearts that do lean in and praise the Lord that we serve a God that can take a small offering from us and make provisions for thousands from it. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3179
Question To Ponder: Why might some believers choose to not serve?
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