Exodus 24:3-18
The work project concept for
getting people to help with domestic
and world mission building projects
swept through the BFC like the
Tsunami in South East Asia!
Divinely inspired craftsmen have
been used all over the world in the
spirit of the way the tabernacle was
built as recorded in Exodus 31 (and
reinforced by the principle in
Romans 12:6 that everyone has
something to contribute). The idea
of getting involved in global
construction missions began
snowballing in the BFC not long
after God gave us the ministry of
Chris Merrick. Thus, in God's
timing, the church was prepared to
respond to immediate needs. Scores
of men and women "filled . . . with
the Spirit of God, with skill,
ability and knowledge in all kinds
of crafts”1 signed up to go on teams
from South Allentown to Serbia.
Not long afterward multi-team
work and ministry projects were put
together for ministries in both
Church Extension and with our
missionary families around the
world. Nelson Randolph joined the
BOM and many local BFC churches
began launching out.
The sunrise-to-sunset labor of
men and women offering back to God
the skills He has endowed them with
has upset the stereotype of the
rich, dollar-waving American. What's
more, the workers themselves have
been revolutionized as they have
discovered ways in which they can be
of direct benefit to the Body of
Christ around the world.
Of course, it's not only on
missionary construction projects
that craftsman skills have been put
to work. Through the history of the
BFC, a good percentage of local
churches began to reach out. Puppet
ministries, sport teams, street
evangelists, medical teams, ESL
teams, and humanitarian teams joined
with those doing construction
projects all in the name of Christ!
It's impossible to count the
people who have used their God-given
skills in building or rebuilding
"tabernacles" or tabernacle
furnishings just as Bezalel and
Oholiab did.
What about you? Has the Lord
gifted you with craft skills which
could -- and should -- be put to
work in His service? Is there
something you could do to improve
the attractiveness of the
"tabernacle" where you worship Him?
Is there a Church Extension project
that could use you? Is there a
ministry project in another country
where you could be of help?
The Lord has a place for you!
(Let’s Fish is provided to
encourage each of us to use our
gifts for the Kingdom!)
1Exodus 31:3, New
International Version
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