The Alpha of Dexterity

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And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Exodus 31 v 3
When God gives man a vision, He will also make the provision. He had asked Moses to make the Ark of the Covenant with elaborate details in gold, silver and other valuable material. He had also directed him to make the Tabernacle to certain specifications. To execute these instructions, He filled Bezalel, son of Uri of the tribe of Judah. There is no indication in scripture that Uri, the father had any of these gifts and the gifting, therefore, of Bezalel was not natural or hereditary. The Lord God filled him with His spirit of excellence. He filled him with wisdom to take the right decisions, to draft and execute plans, understanding to manage people in his team, knowledge of metallurgy and other crafts and in all manner of dexterity or skilled workmanship.


We later read of the Lord God bestowing extraordinary wisdom and understanding in Solomon, the son of David, the king. But the greatest gifting is reserved in the seven fold anointing of Jesus : the spirit of the Lord, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Under the new covenant, the Holy Spirit imparts to the followers of Jesus the gift of word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, working of miracles, of healing, of discernment of spirits, of prophecy, of tongues and interpretation of tongues. The skill sets seem to have changed from the partly physical to the wholly spiritual for the new tabernacle is a spiritual, invisible and living one- our bodies and minds and the new ark of the covenant is built not out of gold or silver but out of faith in the redemptive power of the Blood of the Lamb of God- Jesus. These diverse gifts have to be exercised with due diligence, wisdom and humility, knowing that it is not accomplished by us but by the grace and might of the Lord.

To this day, the Lord fills His children with wisdom, knowledge and the skills needed for their particular calling or profession. It is also promised that if any one lacks wisdom, let him ask and the Lord will give generously. The good root of dexterity or the Alpha of dexterity or ability to do things with skill also rests in our faith in Jesus. As a senior police officer, I often asked the Lord for wisdom to solve some very complex law and order as well as crimes and He gave the wisdom, the understanding, the counsel, the people with the right attitudes as well as skills. Some complex issues which could not be solved by my seniors and predecessors who were certainly more competent police officers were resolved effectively without loss of time, resources and lives. Many of the innovative concepts and projects undertaken by me over the past thirty years are also due to divine inspiration or gifting.