The building of the tabernacle is the first capital campaign in the Bible. God longs to physically dwell among His people, and He will do so through a holy tent on their way from Egypt to Canaan.

The text has 3 parts:

(1) God’s invitation for every Israelite who has a “willing/inclined/impelled (nadiv…same root as a freewill offering - nadevah) heart” to bring a contribution;

(2) the response of the people: every Israelite – both man & woman – whose “heart was lifted” and “spirit impelled/willing/inclined (nadiv)” brought contributions and gave services according to their gifts and giftedness for the tent of meeting; and

(3) the campaign results: so many freewill offerings (nadevah) kept coming in from the peoples every morning for the work of the tabernacle that Moses had to send a proclamation throughout camp to stop bringing any further contributions!