{"id":169854,"date":"2023-05-30T04:11:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T09:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/?p=169854"},"modified":"2023-05-28T06:20:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T11:20:04","slug":"45-j-wilderness-9-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/30\/45-j-wilderness-9-p\/","title":{"rendered":"45.j. “Wilderness” – 9.p. “Whose heart moved them to bring willingly”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Exodus 35:4-5<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, \u201cThis is the thing that the LORD has commanded.\u00a0Take from among you a contribution to the LORD. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the LORD’s contribution:<\/p>\n

Exo 35:20-21<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD’s contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.<\/p>\n

Exo 35:29<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0All 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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After Moses asked them to give, he sent them home to decide what they would give. This shows that Moses did not use manipulative techniques, such as asking people to make quick, public decisions about their giving. There was no manipulation at in Moses\u2019 request. Moses didn\u2019t have a contest setting one tribe against another, to see which tribe could raise the most money, or any other such nonsense. God did the work in the hearts of the people.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>This offering came from God\u2019s command, not from Moses\u2019 clever fund-raising techniques. This shows God\u2019s normal way of channeling resources to His work \u2013 by the gifts given from His people with a\u00a0willing heart<\/b>. \u00a0God could cause the money and materials to appear by a miracle. Yet He chose to fund His work through the willing gifts of His people. This idea is echoed in\u00a02 Corinthians 9:7<\/span><\/a>:\u00a0So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. \u00a0God commanded that the labor to make the tabernacle and its furnishings come from the\u00a0gifted artisans<\/b> among the Israelites. \u00a0Though their hearts were willing, they didn\u2019t know what to give, when to give, or how to give until Moses led them. Willing hearts still need to be told when there is a need and how they can meet that need. (Guzik)<\/p>\n

How many times do we hear Christian pastors with outreach radio programs asking for money through varied marketing techniques and worldly ways? I am not opposed to stating a need to fulfill a God-inspired outreach. I do find it troubling to see and hear the techniques used to solicit money for the outreach. I find the methods used do not vary from that which is employed to sell new and used cars.\u00a0 <\/span>I don\u2019t find an issue with these outreach ministries selling bible study aides and materials. Obviously, there is a cost in printing and sending them out. It is the technique used to solicit the sale that gives me pause. These are a few worldly guides on \u201cHow to\u201d increase your business sales.<\/p>\n