Thurs Devo - God Provides for His Work

This past weekend Joe and I went on a short trip and I packed some snacks (or lots of snacks, according to Joe). As I was packing the snacks and overflowing our food bag, Joe asked when I was planning to eat all these snacks. I said we would need lunch or a snack on the way out and maybe snacks on our flight back home. I wanted to make sure we had enough for any possibly scenario. As it often turns out, we ended up returning home with still half the snacks uneaten. J

God does not guess at what might be needed. He knows exactly what is needed and when it will be needed.

Numbers 7:1-4          When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings. He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.² Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted, made offerings. ³ They brought as their gifts before the Lord six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two. These they presented before the tabernacle. ⁴ The Lord said to Moses, ⁵ “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man’s work requires.”

After the tabernacle was completed with all the generous materials provided by the Israelites (as we read last week), God further provided for the transportation of all the tabernacle pieces. Since the Israelites didn’t stay in one place during their 40 years in the desert, each time they moved, the tabernacle had to move. It had to be disassembled and transported to the next location. So, God provided specifically for this part of His work, too.

God didn’t provide for everything all at once. He first commanded the people to give for the building of the tabernacle and then once it was completed he asked the leaders to give for the transportation needs. He provided for each step of the way, at the time needed.  

How will you and I trust God to provide for the ministries He’s told us to be apart of?

Will we trust Him to provide what He knows we need at just the right time?

We can look back and remember how He’s provided in the past as encouragement to trust Him in the future. God will provide for His work.

Alice