Capital Campaign or Spiritual Journey?
We’re in the middle of a capital campaign, but we’re hearing it’s a spiritual journey. Which is it? Well, I believe it’s both. I personally believe the capital campaign will be no problem when we embark on the journey.
In Exodus Moses finds himself in the middle of a capital campaign too, when God commissions him to build the Tabernacle while they are wandering in the wilderness. God commands him to tell Israel to raise a contribution for Him; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution. Ex 25:2 And God gives a very specific list of needed materials for the very detailed building plans that He gave Moses. In keeping with the form of Hebrew literature, the instructions are given again in the 35th chapter. “Take from among you a contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as the Lord’s contribution…” and the detailed list of materials and building instructions is given again. Now here’s the neat part, verse 21 says, “And everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord’s contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments.” The really exciting part comes in the next chapter when the workmen come to Moses and say, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform. So Moses issued a command, and a proclamation was circulated throughout the camp, saying, ‘Let neither man nor woman any longer perform work for the contributions of the sanctuary.’ Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more.” Ex. 36: 5-6 The Israelites had just been given the Ten Commandments, Moses had read the book of the covenant to them and they said, “All that the Lord has spoken, we will do, and we will be obedient!” They were on a spiritual journey and when it came time to build the Tabernacle, their hearts were willing and they gave and gave until Moses had to tell them to stop. I pray that we will embark on the journey with God where we can tell Him, “All that You have spoken to us in Your Word, we will do, and we will be obedient!” When God has our heart, then He also has our wallet. And then there will be more than enough resources to accomplish what He wants us to do.
Barbara Faught