​Last week, we learned that God gives us the materials we need for the work He sets before us, and that we are called to build with what we’ve been given.  Now, as we move forward in Exodus, we will see that God not only provides the resources to accomplish His plan but also partners and helps to get the job done.  So let’s dive into Exodus 31.

​Moses spent forty days on Mount Sinai with God.  For the Israelites, it felt like a silent period, but God was speaking volumes to Moses.  The next six chapters of Scripture cover all that God spoke to Moses.  Instructions about building the sanctuary, alter, Ark of the Covenant, and more were given.  We are not going to dive in depth into all the details God gave Moses, but there is one thing that stands out to me in this portion of Scripture:  how often gold is mentioned in the building of God’s holy abode.

​Moses was called into the darkness.  He waited for six days.  Six days of nothing but darkness, nothing but waiting for God to show up.  But oh, how the wait was worth it! 

​There’s a common saying out there “seeing is believing.”  But there are a few characters in Exodus that defy this catchy idiom.  Remember the story of the Golden Calf from your Sunday school days?  While we’re not at that point in our study of Exodus yet, there is a very interesting little passage here in Exodus 24 that directly connects with that well known story of Israel’s quick abandonment of God.  Do you remember who the key players of the Golden Calf incident were?  Aaron and the elders of Israel.  Well, those same key players were part of an amazing experience a month before the Golden Calf drama.