“And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make.”
And reported to Moses: the people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done. More than enough — the Hebrew yoter means surplus, excess, overflow. The community has given so much that surplus exists beyond what the entire tabernacle requires. The community that gave their gold to the golden calf has given their gold to God's dwelling in such abundance that the project is over-resourced. 2 Corinthians 8:3 says the Macedonians gave beyond their ability, entirely on their own — the giving of the Exodus community is the Old Testament precedent for the Macedonians' extravagant generosity.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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