The Simple Guy

Ok...This is funny now. I taught my Bible Study last night. The funny part about it, is that I wrote the whole lesson about this person whose name I could not pronounce for the life of mine. Only at the end of the lesson I finally said it right and considered it such a great victory.
His name is Bezalel. Have you heard of him before?
We meet him in Exodus 31: 1-5 "Then the LORD said to Moses,"See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts- to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship.." (for the Tabernacle that is).
He really caught my attention. If it was my choice, I would choose Miriam , Moses' sister to do that kind of stuff, because #1 she's a woman and therefore, detail-oriented (no offense to some detail-oriented guys out there :)) and #2 - I thought that women back then were doing crafty things.
Another thing that amazed me is that God filled Bezalel with His Spirit. In those times there were only handful of people who had that chance , moreover, God's Spirit came upon people and also left them ( David prayed in Ps.51 - "do not take away Your Spirit from me"). And most of the people who were Spirit-filled were priests, prophets, kings or leaders. All of a sudden, we see this name Bezalel (the simple guy) who expirienced the touch of the Spirit.
I wonder how Moses reacted to the news when God announced it to him. I wonder if Moses asked, "Bezalel WHO? You did WHAT? "... and how would Bezalel react, "Who, ME? You did WHAT? You called ME to do something for YOUR purposes? I can't even draw a stick man!"....
Yet God, in His infinite wisdom,chose Bezalel- a man with potential. Because your potential is not based on what you did before, but what you will be able to do tomorrow.
Most of us can relate to Bezalel more than to Moses . We feel invisible and unworthy, we feel that "Moses" in our church needs to do all of it, because Moses has been on the mountain with God. So what? Our God is God mountains, but He is a God of the valley as well. Imagine Bezalel and God during one of the sleepless nights. Bezalel takes imaginery pencil and draws the scatches of the Tabernacle on his heart, "Did I get it this time, Adonai? Show me again". And the Lord touches his heart and draws His pattern of the new Dwelling Place- GLORY! The closer Bezalel grew to God's heart, the more details he saw and could resemble.
Who would've guessed that the simple guy with a hard to pronounce name was chosen to build the Dwelling Place on Earth for the God of the Universe?
God still does the same today! He picks the least likely (I am the living proof of it) and trusts our assignments. When God gives vision, He will give provision as well. Bezalel knew nothing about new skills he needed- God was his teacher.
I can say a lot more about Bezalel , but there is another moment I want to touch. Writing this lesson, I learned to respect Moses even more. He never underestimated Bezalel. Moses could have said, "no, YOU don't get it! I was the one on the mountain, I got proper education and expirience, who do you think you are?". No, Moses saw Bezalel though God's eyes- he saw potential! God sees potential in you and He will bless you with Moses who will confirm it. Paul saw potential in Timothy and confirmed it, Elizabeth saw potnial in Mary and confirmed it, a friend of mine saw potential in me when I was just 19 and confirmed it and trusted me ministry. God sees your potential. I challenge you to become a vessel willing to receive from God, like Bezalel was- just like a blank canvas, draw Your picture, Lord, I am ready to receive.