Exodus 35:30-35
Bezalel and Oholiab
30 Then Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts- 32 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 33 to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic craftsmanship. 34 And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. 35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them master craftsmen and designers.
Exodus 36:1-38
Bezalel and Oholiab
1 So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the LORD has commanded."
2 Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work. 3 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. 4 So all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work 5 and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD commanded to be done."
6 Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: "No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary." And so the people were restrained from bringing more, 7 because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.
The Tabernacle
8 All the skilled men among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim worked into them by a skilled craftsman. 9 All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. 10 They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five. 11 Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set. 12 They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 13 Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14 They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 15 All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide. [b] 16 They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set. 17 Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. 18 They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit. 19 Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of hides of sea cows. [c]
20 They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 21 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide, [d] 22 with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 23 They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 24 and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 25 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames 26 and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 27 They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 28 and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end. 29 At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike. 30 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
31 They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 32 five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 33 They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames. 34 They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
35 They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim worked into it by a skilled craftsman. 36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases. 37 For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer; 38 and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.
The LORD gave Moses instructions for building the Tabernacle and everything inside...Moses had a blueprint of how things were to be built...God was the Architect and Moses was the general contractor...Bezalel and Oholiab were independent contractors...Moses needed to find and organize a labor force to build the spectacular Tabernacle, in detail, as laid out by God in His blueprints...
God had blessed Bezalel and Oholiab with great skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze and could put those designs in wood and stone...They could build things and make them look beautiful, down to the very detail...God also filled the two with the Holy Spirit...God also gave Bezalel and Oholiab the ability to teach others...God gave them these great three skills...They could build, they could teach others, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit...The two leaders were to train others...These were two of the original great workers for God...And they worked doing God's work and built things for God...What a great task and honor they had in building for the LORD...
Their ability to teach others were very important...When God gives leaders great ability, teaching others to benefit and learn from these God blessed skill-sets is very important...Knowledge and skills like they had should be passed on...To build the Tabernacle and all the things to be included in it and to create the detailed design, it was to have they would need help...This ability to teach others was very important...Wanting to learn was also important...Moses summoned all the workers whom the LORD had blessed with ability and organized the workers...The workers Moses organized were both able and willing to work...Working faithfully together, how important this is on any long project, as this would be...
God would have His people in the desert for forty years...Part of His plan was for then to work together naturally...They would build His Tabernacle, where He would preside...Even without current paper and writing instruments, the people understood God's blueprint...The people would work together and they would build all the Tabernacle, its furnishing, the Ark of the Covenant, and all the priestly garments, and everything else needed...They not only would build these things, but they offered and brought all the material needed to build the Tabernacle and its furnishings...This Master project, led by God, contracted by Moses and be built by the people in great detail would bring a people closer together and bring a nation together...This labor and working together was just one part of God's great plan in building the nation of Israel and getting the people to feel like a community as they worked together...