Ordinary Heroes: Bezalel the Builder

Bezalel the Builder

Ordinary Heroes

August 6, 2023

Dr. Clayton Chisum

Exodus 31:1-5 NLT

Bezalel is a hero, not for what he , but for what he .

James 4:17 NLT

1. He didn’t his grandfather’s shadow

The God wants you to live under is

Psalm 91:1 NLT

Psalm 91:4 NLT

Jeremiah 1:5 NLT

God made you for a purpose!

Exodus 31:1-4 NLT

2. He didn’t

Exodus 39:43 NLT

Sometimes we take God’s blueprint for our lives, and we make edits.

God has a plan for your life.

Psalm 139:16 NLT

Your from God:

1. To you to salvation

Romans 5:8 NLT

2. To you for his mission

Ephesians 2:10 NLT

3. To offer on your journey

Psalm 119:45 NLT

4. To you community

Exodus 31:6 NLT

Exodus 40:38 NLT

Discussion Questions:

1. Bezalel came from a famous family (grandson of Hur). What kind of expectations have been put on you to live up to your family’s name? Have you experienced living under someone else’s shadow?
2. God gave very specific instructions for building the tabernacle, and Bezalel followed them. What could have been the result if he had changed the plans?
3. How is God’s general blueprints for your life similar to everyone else’s? How is it unique?
4. How does freedom and personal agency included in God’s plan for your life?
5. How and why is community such an important part of God’s plan?