When God was ready to build His tabernacle, He gave very specific instructions to Moses. But He also called one man, equipped with the skills he needed, to do the work.
In the New Testament, Paul tells us that the Church is given various gifts here and here. Just as God gave skills to Bezalel (and Oholiab) to make all the things God commanded from the delicate filigree work to the huge leather tent coverings, He gives skills to those who make up His church today.
When we sit back and do nothing, when we constantly take and never give back, the Church does not function at its best. When people try to do things just because their is a need, without having been skilled by God for that purpose things do not go well. The person gets frustrated or worn out and the job is usually not done in the best way possible.
In the business world we expect companies to put the best person on the task but we don't expect that in church world. Of course there is always a growing and learning time, a maturing time but even if the skills are not honed, they are there. We should expect to use our skills and have those who are skilled encouraged to give back to the work of God through the local church.
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