Exodus chapter 31

2 See I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts—

4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,

5 to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship.

6 Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given skill to all the craftsmen to make everything I have commanded you

Just as God called Bezalel, Oholiab and the other craftsmen, so He has called us. We may seem ordinary, commonplace, nothing special and wonder at times why God has chosen us, why we have been called in preference to someone who is wiser, more skilled, who can sing better, talk more profoundly, teach , pray more fluently, and so on. But just as he equipped Bezalel, filling him with the Spirit of God, giving him ability, skill and knowledge, so He has equipped each one of us, filled us with His holy Spirit and given us the skills, ability and knowledge we need to carry out our calling.

1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

We may think we are a poor choice, that God would have been better off picking someone else, we may even have the person in mind who could do a much better job than we do. But God has called you, called me, called each one of us. He has decided that you, that me, are the right people for the job, that for the task ahead, only you, me, can do it just as He wants it done. Imagine, out of all the people in the world, God has chosen and called us. I just find that so awesome, to think that when God could have chosen someone with more understanding, a deeper faith, more powerful prayers, someone who is more fluent, more capable, who has the time, the commitment, and yet He chose me, the one who always keeps so buy that I never have time to do anything. For some reason, God wanted me, He personally chose me, just as He chose Bezalel, Oholiab and the others, and just as He equipped them for the task, so He has equipped me.

He knows each one of us by name, it is not a case of telling Moses that He had picked out that chap who lives over there, you know, the one who is good at design work, who can turn his hand to making fancy ornaments and jewellery. He's the one married to you know, whatshername, and they have ooh, I don't know, two or is it three children? No, God knew the specifics, He knew the name, the skills, He knows each one of us inside out, intimately, from back to front, upside down and every which way. We are not just that person who always sits at the back, third seat in from the left in church every Sunday, the one who makes the coffee, or does the notices, or the loud one who sits up front and can't sing in tune. He knows us by name, He knows our likes, our dislikes, and He has given us the skills we need to perform the tasks He has for us.