Chapter 35
Vs’s 4 -9: This is about the heart. What does your heart call you to contribute to God on a regular basis?
Vs’s 10-19: What skill do you have?
How do you use it for the Lord?
Vs’s 20-30: Do you tend to contribute just because everyone around is contributing?
Vs 31: God filled Bezalel with “the Spirit of God”. What was Bezalel to do with the filling of the Spirit? What has God filled His Spirit within you to do?
Chapter 36
Vs’s 2-7: The contributions they have was partially as a result of plundering Egypt.
Have you seen God take something that was painful or troublesome in your life and use it to contribute to Him? (My example is the years I spent going into the prison to visit my son. The enemy took away our family life as we knew it. God allowed me to see my pain as an opportunity to contribute it to Him by helping others in their pain and suffering.)
Vs’s 8-38
God goes into great-detail for building His earthly tabernacle. What detail in your life does He ask you to build for Him? (example, He is asking me to build a stronger prayer life.)
Chapter 37
When thinking about a meeting place for the church today, do you think it needs to be decorative or beautiful? Why or why not?
Chapter 38
God uses bronze and silver for some of the items. Do you see these items as less valuable or having less honor? Why or why not?
Vs 8: This role for women was given by God. The Bible does not explain their role other than serving at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Do you believe this was a special place of service for God? Why or why not?
Chapter 39
Vs 30: “Holy to the Lord”. In your life if you wore a hat for others to see these words stamped on it, would it cause you to act differently?
Would you speak differently?
Would you respond differently?
Vs 43: Moses was given the task of inspecting the work to insure it was completed correctly. Has God given you a spiritual leader, one who gives instructions from God on how to build your tabernacle?
Would you want that spiritual leader to inspect your spiritual life to see if you completed the work the Lord had asked?
What would the spiritual leader see in your life in which you receive a blessing?
Chapter 40
Vs’s 1-8: Have you arranged your life for Jesus or have you arranged Jesus to fit into your life?
Here are two ways to decide.
- I give Jesus permission to remove everything in my life that He does not want.
- I like the _____________in my life. Jesus will forgive me.
Vs’s 17-29: Can doing “as the Lord commanded” be an area of arrogance in your life?
Can doing “as the Lord commanded” be humility in your life?
Vs 33: Looking back in your life what work(s) have you finished for God?
Vs’s 36-37: How do you know when you are to sit and wait until the Lord moves?
How do you know when the Lord moves?
REFLECT: Looking back throughout your journey with the children of Israel thus far, what truth has God given to you for your life as you move into the promise land with Him?
Finishing the book of Exodus this week, take time to reflect over the questions and your responses to them. Write a prayer to God about your responses. This will probably include thankfulness, regret, and forgiveness. Allow the Spirit to confirm where there is newness in your life. Allow the Spirit to show areas of concern in which changes need to be made. Allow the Spirit to bring joy into the places where the enemy has robbed.
From the Pastor
Looking at this chapter as well as the book of Exodus, what Character(s) of God do you see in your life?