(Continued)
For which purpose was the offering to be
taken up?
Exodus 35:21 tells us, “21 Then everyone came whose heart was stirred (at times the Holy Spirit will specifically prompt you to
give, and also how much to give), and everyone whose spirit was
willing, and they brought the Lords offering for the work of the
tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.”
Exodus 36:3 reads “3 And they received from Moses all the offering which the children of
Israel had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary”
So one of the reasons for an
offering, as seeing in the example above, is for building, maintaining and
improving the church building and its facilities.