Read Exodus 35:1-29

“All the Israelite men and women who were eager to contribute something for the work that the LORD had commanded Moses to do brought it as a spontaneous gift to the LORD.” -Exodus 35:29

Moses had just come back from Mt. Sinai, Take 2. You may remember that Take 1 hadn’t gone so well. When Moses arrived back at camp that time, he found the Israelites do-se-doing around the golden calf. This time when he comes down, he gathers them together to announce a building project of God’s choosing.

They need something tangible to help them remember God’s presence daily. After all, this is going to be a long journey through the wilderness, and they’ve already shown how quickly they can forget who got them out of Egypt in the first place. So, Moses tells them, if everyone contributes what they can, together they have the resources necessary to construct the project. The words in Exodus that describe the people’s response leap off the page: “All…were eager to contribute.”

In the life of every congregation, there are times when God’s people are called to come together to accomplish something significant for the sake of the kingdom. Not every person’s contributions will be the same, just as we read about that extraordinary project in the wilderness. One thing is for sure, though: the best results are produced when all the congregation participates and everyone is eager to contribute.

What do you imagine is possible if all the congregation eagerly participates in Pathway to Generosity?