What happensPermalink
Moses reminds the people of the Sabbath laws. He takes up the offering for the materials to make the priests’ clothes and construct the tabernacle and courtyard. The people give an offering both of materials and of time and skill.
Why it mattersPermalink
The people are reminded of the Sabbath laws every time Moses talks about the tabernacle; Sabbath rest and worship are intimately connected. The work of the tabernacle is directed by God but taken up by the entire nation of Israel.
Key versePermalink
All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord.