Skills

As I was reading my Daily You Version Devotion on Monday, I couldn’t help but think about the calling that God has placed on each of us to serve Him in different capacities. He has given each of us a skill to carry out His work, and our obedience helps Him to build His Kingdom.

“…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.” Exodus 36:1

While this passage is talking specifically about building the tabernacle, it sets an example of the fact that God gives each and every one of us specific skills. Paul outlined some of those skills in 1st Corinthians 12 and 14 as he listed the gifts of the Spirit. It is our responsibility to take those gifts and skills and utilize them in His service.

My question to each of you is - how are you using the skills entrusted you by God to further His Kingdom? Maybe you're not called to vocational ministry or commissioned to build a tabernacle, but you are called to do something with your skills - at your job, in your household, in your church. What are you doing today to honor God by using His gifts?