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First Kings chapter 7, verses 13 and 14.

And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.

He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali,

and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze.

And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze.

He came to King Solomon and did all his work. I love this description of Hiram, this worker in

bronze, who is full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making

any work in bronze. What a description of a craftsman who God had given particular grace

to know how to work with bronze, whom God appointed to play a pivotal

part in the construction of the temple for the glory of God. And when I read this verse,

I think about, I just think about the church. I think about the church I pastor. I think about

the church more broadly. I think about all the different, unique, grace gifts that God is given to

so many different people. I think about the creativity of God.

He's given people the ability to teach. He's given people a skill in business. He's given people

skill in construction, like this worker of bronze, Hiram. He's given people skill in medicine.

He's given people skill in so many different areas.

And he's given us all different jobs, vocations in which we carry out,

in which we use different skills to bring glory to God and good to others.

I obviously don't know all the different types of work that people who are listening to this

right now do, but I want to encourage you. God knows the type of work you do, and it is

important. It's significant for you to do that work, for me to do

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