Exodus 31:1-6
Willing Artisans
31:1 The Lord spoke to Moses:
31:2 “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
31:3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,
31:4 to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,
31:5 and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
31:6 Moreover, I have also given him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you:
Exodus 36:1-4
36:1 So Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person
in whom the
Lord has put skill
and ability
to know how
to do all the work for the service
of the sanctuary are to do the work
according to all that the
Lord has commanded.”
36:2 Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom the Lord had put skill – everyone whose heart stirred him to volunteer to do the work,
36:3 and they received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to do the work for the service of the sanctuary, and they still continued to bring him a freewill offering each morning.
36:4 So all the skilled people who were doing all the work on the sanctuary came from the work they were doing