Exodus 25  The Lord met with Moses in the smoke and fire at the top of the mountain for 40 days and nights.  He spoke directly to Moses, giving complete directions for building the tabernacles, and all its furniture, and all the garments for the priests.  He shows Moses what he would pattern each piece after.. "And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain." (v40)

"Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him, you shall raise a contribution ."  The Lord took a people that had been bound in slavery.. making bricks for Eygpt's buildings.. brought them into the wilderness.. provided food and water for them.. made a covenant with them.. claimed them as His people.. and then asked for them to give from their hearts what He had given them.  It's an incredible list:

"Gold; silver; and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen,  goat hair, rams' skin dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood, oil for lighting, spices for anointing ail and for fragrant incense, onyx stones and setting stones, for the ephod and for the breastpiece..." 

Porpoise skins?   Can you even imagine how they got that?  As they left Egypt and they were given gifts from the people of Egypt.. someone handed them "porpoise skins"!  And gems and material.. and spices and everything that God would require for this tabernacle!  God provided perfectly.. yet He only took what each person would give from their heart. 

Father in heaven,  You have given us everything that we need so that we can give to You from our hearts..even those things that are far beyond our ability to give.   There is a lesson here that we must learn.. teach us by Your Spirit so that we might understand.. that we might surrender all to You and  so that You will be glorified.  "All I have needed Thy hand has provided"..  Provide for us that which You desire for us to give to You in worship today.. Move in our hearts we ask..  In Jesus' name we pray.. Amen.