Follow the Word; finish the work.

Observations

• God’s people used painstaking precision to ensure they did God’s work God’s way (37:1-38:20; cf. 25:1-30:38).
• Each servant used their God-given expertise to finish the task and to accomplish what others should not (38:21-31).
• Those individually ministering were to be thoroughly and undeniably linked to the greater assembly of God’s people (39:1-31).
• Moses inspected the work according to God’s standard rather than his opinion (39:32-43).
• Moses could declare the work finished because they followed God’s clear instructions (40:1-33).

Applications

• You aren’t doing God’s work God’s way if your efforts remain:
• Individualized – A faith that stays isolated seeks more selfish solutions than sacrificial service.
• Imperceptive – Your legacy will be determined by what you do for those around you and those behind you.
• Independent – God calls us to pursue biblical paths and abandon personal agendas.
• Incomplete – If you are frustrated with where you are spiritually, then why are you staying there?

Follow the Word; finish the work.