Bezalel and the God-Given Gift of Creativity
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It’s not every day that you hear the name Bezalel. Today as I viewed a video from The Bible Project I was extra intrigued by their presentation of specific people in the Old Testament who had the Spirit of God with them.
Exodus 38:22 says, “And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses."
Bezalel was known as the chief artisan for the Tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant. This was no small task. However, His creativity and vision led to beautiful works of art which pointed to the Creator. His creations pointed towards the greater covenant which would be made by Jesus Himself years later. Bezalel and Jesus were both from the tribe of Judah. Bezalel’s life pointed towards Someone who was beyond himself.
Many times, we have an idea in our minds and a dream in our thoughts. We can hush the creativity or we can invite the opportunity to seek the Lord on His leading. As we prayerfully see if and how the Lord would want us to act, we can take steps towards creating new things, whether that be art, music, gardening, education, athletics, etc. The ways we move forward with our own projects can be testimonies of the ways the Lord is working in our lives today. We can be reflections of the One true Creator.
2 Corinthians 3:18 says, “And we all, who with unveiled faces reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”
Through the life of Bezalel, we can learn that God gifts us for His purposes, the Holy Spirit empowers us, and our creations point to the Creator. Instead of big goals and dreams being about building our own names, we can focus on representing the name of Christ. When I think of the most well-known people in all of Scripture, Bezalel is not at the top of my list. However, his life was not about making his name known, his life was about taking his skills given by God, trusting the power of the Holy Spirit, and creating what the Lord asked to bring Him glory and honor.
Bezalel helped provide the structures that enabled sacrifices to be made on behalf of sin, the mercy seat for the presence of God to rest on, and he helped encourage the people of Israel to continue to follow the Lord. His life and his unique skillset mattered, just like your life and your individual talents matter today. I want to encourage each of us to ask God how we can use the talents that He has provided for us to further His kingdom and glorify His name.
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