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出埃及记生命读经 · 第170篇

制作帐幕、器具和祭司衣服的人（一）

The workers of the tabernacle, the furniture, and the priestly garment (1)
1读经： 出埃及记三十一章一至十一节；三十五章十至十九节，三十节至三十六章二节。
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 31:1-11; 35:10-19, 30—36:2
2在本篇信息中，我们要开始来看制作帐幕、器具和祭司衣服的人，如三十一章一至十一节，三十五章十至十九节，三十节至三十六章二节所描述的。我很宝贝这几段话。我研读以后，晓得连新约圣经里也没有这么详细的一幅图画，给我们看见如何来建造神的居所。
2In this message we shall begin to consider the workers of the tabernacle, the furniture, and the priestly garments, as described in 31:1-11; 35:10-19, 30-36:2. I appreciate these portions of the Word. After studying them, I realize that not even in the New Testament do we have such a detailed picture showing us how to build up God’s dwelling place.
3今天神的居所就是教会。教会的建造的确是一件大事，也是圣经里非常要紧的一个主题。长久以来，我时常对安那翰领头的弟兄说到教会的建造。这是我们心头上沉重的负担。但我们无法清楚说出如何在一个地方上来建造教会。即使我多次查考出埃及记，我也无法由这卷书清楚的晓得在地上建造神居所的路。因这缘故，我很宝贝出埃及记的这段记载，说到制作帐幕的人。这是全本圣经中独一的记载，给我们看见一条详细的路，好让神的子民今世在地上建造祂的居所。故此，我们应当宝贝这段记载。
3Today God’s dwelling place is the church. The building up of the church is truly a great matter and a very important subject in the Bible. Over a long period of time, I have often spoken with the leading brothers in Anaheim concerning the building up of the church. This is a heavy burden on our heart. But we are not able to say much with clarity regarding how to build up the church in a locality. Even though I have studied the book of Exodus a number of times, I did not have a clear understanding from this book about the way to build the dwelling place of God on earth. For this reason, I appreciate the record in Exodus that speaks of the workers of the tabernacle. This is the unique record in the entire Bible showing us the detailed way for God’s people to build up His dwelling place on earth in this age. Therefore, we should treasure this record.
4出埃及记里建造神居所的记载分为三段：第一段是三十一章一至十一节；第二段是三十五章十至十九节；第三段是三十五章三十节至三十六章二节。在本篇和下篇信息里，我们要从这段话来看许许多多的点，论到制作帐幕、器具和祭司衣服的人。
4The record of the building up of God’s dwelling place in Exodus is in three sections: the first, 31:1-11; the second, 35:10-19; and the third, 35:30—36:2. In this message and in the message following, we shall cover a number of points from these sections related to the workers of the tabernacle, the furniture, and the priestly garments.
工头
The master builder
5出埃及记三十一章二至五节说到制作帐幕的工头。保罗在林前三章十节用到工头这个词：“我照神所给我的恩典，好像一个智慧的工头，立好了根基…”（另译）工头就是在神的建造上领头的人。
5Exodus 31:2-5 speaks of the master builder of the tabernacle. Paul uses the term master builder in 1 Corinthians 3:10: “According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid a foundation....” A master builder is a leader in God’s building.
户珥的孙子，乌利的儿子比撒列
Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur
6出埃及记三十一章二节说：“看哪，犹大支派中户珥的孙子，乌利的儿子比撒列，我已经题他的名召他。”比撒列乃是旧约里工头的豫表。比撒列这个名字的意思是“受神的庇护”。这表明比撒列身为一个工头，完全是受神的庇护。他是一个受神恩典庇护的人。这与保罗在林前三章十节里的话一致，他说，因着神的恩典，他成了一个智慧的工头。
6Exodus 31:2 says, “See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.” Bezalel is a type in the Old Testament of the master builder. The name Bezalel means “in the shadow of God.” This indicates that as a master builder, Bezalel was altogether under God’s shadowing. He was a man under the shadow of God’s grace. This corresponds to Paul’s word in 1 Corinthians 3:10, where he says that it was by God’s grace that he was made a wise master builder.
7在神的建造上，无论我们是领头的，还是普通的建造者，都需要神的恩典。我们必须受祂恩典的庇护。如果我们不受神恩典的庇护，许多事情就会来搅扰我们。但神的庇护会使这些事情离开我们，并使我们里外平安，来作建造的工作。
7All of us, whether we are leaders in God’s building or common builders, need God’s grace. We need to be under the shadow of His grace. If we are not under the shadow of God’s grace, many things may come to disturb us. But the shadow of God will keep these things away from us and cause us to remain in a peaceful situation and condition to do the building work.
8就建造神的居所而论，在神和祂的仇敌之间有一场真正的冲突，一场激烈的争战。仇敌不喜欢看见神居所的建造顺利地进行。因此，他要竭尽所能来打岔、搅扰、拦阻、攻击并毁坏。在教会中领头的弟兄都晓得，要照顾一处地方教会是件很麻烦的事情，因为仇敌时常拦阻、打岔。我们晓得有些事情是仇敌故意打发来破坏建造的工作。发生这样的事，并没有合乎逻辑的原因，它们竟然发生了，因为它们是仇敌所造成的。
8Regarding the building up of God’s dwelling place, there is a real conflict, a severe fighting between God and His enemy. The enemy does not like to see the building of God’s dwelling place going on in a good way. Therefore, he will do everything he can to interrupt, interfere, frustrate, attack, and destroy. The leading brothers in the churches know that it is a troublesome matter to take care of a local church because the enemy often causes disturbances and frustrations. Certain things we know have been sent by the enemy purposely to damage the work of building. There is no logical reason for such things to happen. Nevertheless, they happen because they were caused by the enemy.
9长老们尤其必须了解，要建造一处地方教会，我们就必须受神的庇护。为着建造神的居所，我们的名字都该叫作比撒列。我们都应当是那些受神庇护的人。
9Especially the elders must realize that in order to build up a local church we need to be under the shadow of our God. For the building of God’s dwelling place, we all should be named Bezalel. We all should be those under the shadow of God.
10比撒列的父亲名叫乌利，意思是“耶和华的光”。这名说出凡是建造神居所的人，不 但该受神的庇护，也当满了主的光。
10The name of Bezalel’s father was Uri, which means “light of Jehovah.” This name indicates that all the builders of God’s dwelling place should be not only under God’s shadow, but also full of the Lord’s light.
11比撒列的祖父名叫户珥。户珥的意思是自由、尊贵、洁白。我们不但该受神的庇护，满了亮光，也该是自由、尊贵的。那些建造神居所的，不是低下的人；而是尊贵的人，从事尊贵的工作。没有别的工作像建造神的居所那样尊贵。此外，建造神居所的人还是“洁白的”，就是清洁而纯一。我们将比撒列、乌利、户珥这些名字的意义摆在一起，就能看见建造神居所的人，尤其是长老们，必须是怎样的人。
11The name of Bezalel’s grandfather was Hur. Hur means free, noble, white. Not only should we be under God’s shadow and full of light, but we should be free and noble. Those who build God’s dwelling place are not low people. On the contrary, they are noble people doing a noble work. No other work is as noble as the building of God’s dwelling place. Furthermore, the builders of God’s dwelling place are “white,” that is, they are clean and pure. When we put together the meaning of the names Bezalel, Uri, and Hur, we can see what kind of person the builders of God’s dwelling place, especially the elders, must be.
被神的灵充满
Filled with the Spirit of God
12三十一章三节论到比撒列，说：“我也以我的灵充满了他，使他有智慧、有聪明、有知识，能作各样的工。”如果我们要建造神的居所，就必须是被神的灵充满的人。凭着我们天然的生命和能力，在我们天然的人里面，我们无法作这项工作。凡是天然的东西都不能建造神的居所。惟有神的灵藉着我们才能建造祂自己的居所。我们乃是工具、凭借。真实的才干、能力、力量、权能，定规是成了那灵的神自己。
12Concerning Bezalel, 31:3 says, “And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all workmanship.” If we would build God’s dwelling place, we must be a people filled with the Spirit of God. By our natural life and ability and in our natural man, we are not able to do this work. Nothing natural is capable of building God’s dwelling place. Only the Spirit of God can build His own dwelling place through us. We are the instruments, the means. The actual ability, capacity, strength, and power must be God Himself as the Spirit to us.
13照第三节来看，充满了神的灵包含四件事：智慧、聪明、知识、技巧。我们很难解释智慧、聪明、知识之间的不同。繙作技巧的希伯来字也是技能的意思。我们需要技能来建造神的居所。甚至一张小小的桌子，也需要技术才能造好。这种技术、技巧，包含了知识。然而光有知识还不彀，我们也需要聪明和智慧。
13According to verse 3, this filling up with the Spirit of God involves four matters: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and workmanship. It is difficult to explain the difference between wisdom, understanding, and knowledge. The Hebrew word rendered workmanship also means craftsmanship. For the building of God’s dwelling place, we need craftsmanship. It takes skill to be able to build even a small table. This skill, this workmanship, involves knowledge. But it is not sufficient to have only knowledge; we also need understanding and wisdom.
14我们很可能有知识而没有聪明。例如，姊妹们也许有些知识，知道如何度量用来作衣服的布料，也知道如何剪裁。但要知道如何把这些布料摆在一起作成一件衣服，就需要聪明了。我稍微懂得一点我所穿的衣服，但它们实际上是怎么作成的，我就完全不懂了。我也许知道我的袖长，以及用来作衣服的是怎样的料子，但我不晓得裁缝师怎么缝制衣服。我用这件事来说明知识与聪明的不同，以及我们可能有知识，却仍旧缺少聪明的事实。
14It is possible for us to have knowledge without understanding. For example, the sisters may have some knowledge of how to measure materials used in making clothing and how to cut these materials. But it takes understanding to know how to put the materials together to make an article of clothing. I know something about the suits I wear, but I do not have any understanding at all concerning how they are actually made. I may know the length of my sleeves and the kind of material used in making my suits, but I do not understand how a tailor goes about making them. I use this as an illustration of the difference between knowledge and understanding and of the fact that we may have knowledge but still be lacking in understanding.
15我们也可用听信息这件事来说明知识与聪明的不同。你也许晓得某一篇信息里所用的所有经节。然而，你虽然知道这些经文，甚至有许多还能背得出来，但如果你把所有的经文摆在一起，也许就丝毫不能领会了。要领会这些经文，你就必须听从话语职事。然后你就开始有知识也有聪明了。
15We may also take the matter of listening to messages as an illustration of the difference between knowledge and understanding. You may know all the verses used in a particular message. Nevertheless, although you know these verses and may even be able to recite many of them, if you put all the verses together, you may not have any understanding of them. For the understanding of the verses, you need to listen to the ministry of the Word. Then you will begin to have understanding as well as knowledge.
16我们听一篇信息的时候，首先有经文的知识，然后对于经文的意义有所领会。然而，我们也许对经文有知识、有领会，却依然没有启示。有人也许会说：“我晓得这些经文，也领会得来。但就我而论、我甚么也没有看见。”然而，当话语执事继续把主的话向你解开的时候，你终于开始看见，经文里面所启示的是经过考虑的。这是智慧的问题。
16In listening to a message we first may have the knowledge of the verses and then an understanding of what the verses mean. However, we may have both knowledge and understanding of verses, but still not have any revelation concerning them. Someone may say, “I know these verses, and I also understand them. But as far as I am concerned, there is nothing here for me to see.” But as a minister of the Word continues to open the Word to you, you eventually begin to see what is revealed in the verses being considered. This is a matter of wisdom.
17摩西在山上与主同在的时候，神给他看见帐幕和所有器具、器皿的图样。摩西晓得约柜、陈设饼桌子、香坛、铜祭坛的尺寸。他也晓得必须用甚么材料来作这些东西。但假设摩西对一些以色列人说：“这里描述着帐幕及其器具的图样、尺寸、材料。请你们去造帐幕和所有的器具。”没有知识、聪明、智慧，就没有一个人能彀执行这项工作。
17When Moses was with the Lord on the mountain, God showed him the design of the tabernacle and all the furniture and utensils. Moses learned the dimensions of the ark, the showbread table, the incense altar, and the bronze altar. He also learned what materials were to be used in making these things. But suppose Moses had said to certain ones of the children of Israel, “Here is a description of the design, dimensions, and material of the tabernacle and its furniture. Please go and make the tabernacle and all the furniture.” No one could carry out this work without knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.
18有些上历史课的学生对于必须晓得的资料也许有透彻的知识。他们花了许多工夫来温习历史课本里的章节，非常周密地加以查考。他们对于许多资料都很熟悉，几乎能彀逐字背诵。如果根据教科书里的资料来考历史，这些学生会有很好的成绩，因为他们都有知识。但如果教授问一些教科书以外的问题，这些学生就不晓得如何回答了。虽然他们知识充足，但是不彀聪明。他们晓得教科书里的资料，但不懂得如何把所有的资料汇集在一起，说出一种见解来。例如，他们也许不晓得如何摘录某一个题目所有有关的资料。有知识的学生在要求报告知识的考试上会表现得很好，但在要求推理和解释的论文考试上也许就表现不佳了。没有领悟力的学生也许能彀背诵许多资料，却无法通过需要推理和解释的考试。这是另一个例子，说明了单单知识并不彀，我们 还需要聪明。
18Certain students in a history class may have a thorough knowledge of the material they are required to learn. They may spend hours reviewing the chapters in their history book, studying them very closely. They may become so familiar with much of the material that they can almost recite it word for word. If a history examination is based on the material in the textbook, these students will receive an excellent grade because they have knowledge. But should the professor ask them other kinds of questions, questions that go beyond the textbook, these students may not know how to answer. Although their knowledge is adequate, they are lacking in understanding. They may know the material in the textbook, but they do not understand how to put all this material together to present a certain view. For instance, they may not know how to summarize all the material related to a particular subject. Students with knowledge may do well on a test that calls for information. But they may not do well on an essay examination that requires reasoning and interpretation. A student without understanding may be able to recite a lot of material, but he will not be able to pass an examination that requires reasoning and interpretation. This is another illustration of the fact that knowledge alone is not sufficient; we also need understanding.
19我们已经指出，光有知识和聪明不彀，我们还需要智慧。假设一位历史老师要求学生写出，如果他们是个外交部长，他们会如何处理某件事情。要回答这样的问题，甚至聪明也不彀，还需要智慧。藉着这些例子，也许你能彀对知识，聪明、智慧的不同，得到一些概念。
19As we have already pointed out, knowledge and understanding are not adequate. We also need wisdom. Suppose an instructor in a history class asks the students to write how they would handle a particular matter if they were the minister of foreign affairs of a certain country. In order to answer such a question, not even understanding would be sufficient; it would be necessary to have wisdom. Perhaps through these illustrations you can get some idea of the difference between knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.
20从出埃及记二十五章开始，有帐幕及其器具、器皿的描述。首先我们对于这些东西的图样、尺寸、材料有了知识。但如果我们没有聪明，就无法把我们的知识汇集在一起作成结论。聪明就是基于知识来下断案的能力。但即使我们兼有知识和聪明，我们还需要智慧来建造帐幕。我们需要智慧，才晓得那一部分该先作。如果作帐幕的人没有智慧，他们在找着正确的方法以前，定规会浪费许多的时间。
20Beginning in Exodus 25, we have a description of the tabernacle and all its furnishings and utensils. First we have a knowledge of the design, the dimensions, and the materials involved with all these matters. But if we do not have understanding, we shall not be able to put our knowledge together to make a conclusion. Understanding is the ability to make conclusions based on knowledge. But even if we have both knowledge and understanding, we still need wisdom in order to construct the tabernacle. It takes wisdom to realize what part should be made first. If those who made the tabernacle did not have wisdom, they would have wasted a great deal of time before they found the right way.
21事实上，作一件事情的方法就等于作这件事情所需要的智慧。主耶稣曾说，祂就是道路，（约十四6，）而保罗说，基督是我们的智慧。（林前一30。）我们把这些经文摆在一起；就看见智慧和道路乃是一。例如，从一个城市开车到另一个城市有好几条路，但如果司机有智慧的话，他就会走最便捷的路。每一个好司机都有智慧。愚拙的人也许晓得如何开车，但他对于从一地到另一地该走那一条路，却没有智慧。当他到了十字路口，尤其是三叉路口的时候，就混淆不清，不知何去何从了。虽然他有知识，但这还不彀。开车的人需要聪明，也需要智慧。这是另一个简单的例子，指出知识、聪明、智慧的不同。 我由教会生活里的经历和观察晓得，教会里的长老可能缺乏知识。有些人听见这话会希奇，在主恢复里的长老怎么可能缺乏知识。知识乃是广大浩瀚的领域，谁能说与教会建造有关的每一件事他都懂得？谁也不可能有这么全备的知识。例如，三十一章四至五节说：“能想出巧工，用金、银、铜制造各物；又能刻宝石，可以镶嵌；能雕刻木头，能作各样的工。”你懂得用金、银、铜制造各物的意义么？你晓得如何刻宝石用以镶嵌么？你知道如何雕刻木头么？你了解三十五章三十五节里用蓝色、紫色、朱红色线、细麻来作工的意义么？这些事情的意义都与今天教会的建造息息相关。长老们，你们真知道成圣是甚么？你们真知道今天在神的建造里所用的“木头”是甚么？也许你晓得木头是表征人性，但你知道如何来“雕刻”人性？许多长老从来没有想到这些事情。所以，他们没有这些事情的知识。
21Actually, the way of doing something is equal to the wisdom required for doing it. The Lord Jesus once said that He is the way (John 14:6), and Paul says that Christ is our wisdom (1 Cor. 1:30). By putting these verses together, we see that wisdom and the way are one. For example, there may be several ways to drive a car from one city to another. But if a driver is wise, he will have the wisdom to take the best way. Every good driver has wisdom. A foolish person may know how to drive a car, but he will not have the wisdom concerning the way he should take to get from one place to another. When he comes to a crossroad, especially a crossroad where three highways come together, he may be confused and not know which way to go. Although he has knowledge, that is not sufficient. The driver of a car needs understanding and also wisdom. This is another simple illustration pointing out the differences between knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. From my experience and observation in the church life, I have come to realize that elders in the churches may be short of knowledge. When some hear this, they may wonder how it is possible for elders in the Lord’s recovery to be lacking in knowledge. Knowledge is a vast field. Who can claim to know everything related to the building up of the church? It is impossible for anyone to have such a complete knowledge. For example, 31:4 and 5 say, “To devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all workmanship.” Do you understand the significance of working in gold, silver, and bronze? Do you know how to cut stones for setting? Do you know how to carve wood? Do you know what it means in 35:35 to work in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen? The significance of all these matters has much to do with the building up of the church today. Elders, do you really know what sanctification is? Do you know what is the “wood” used in the building of God today? You may realize that wood signifies humanity, but do you know how to “carve” humanity? Many elders have never thought about these things. Therefore, they do not have the knowledge of them.
22然而，长老们多半都有一些知识，但他们没有聪明。假设在教会里有一对弟兄姊妹在婚姻生活上有难处，他们一直彼此相争。你们作长老的真晓得他们的问题么？也许你们对于他们知道得不少，但你们真了解他们的情况么？也许你们只晓得他们外面如何行事为人，却不晓得这种情况的由来和内在的原因。你可能一点不晓得他们背景的影响。这表明你可能知道他们之间所发生的事，却没有真正了解他们的情况。
22Most elders, however, do have an amount of knowledge, but they may not have understanding. Suppose a brother and sister in the church are having a difficult time in their married life. They are constantly fighting with each other. Do you as elders really understand their problem? You may know much about them, but do you truly understand their case? Perhaps you only know how they are behaving outwardly. You may not understand the reasons for the situation and the inner causes. You may not have any understanding of the influence of their background. This indicates that you may know what is happening between them, but you do not actually understand their case.
23也许有些长老能彀了解这对夫妇的难处。然而，他们仍然缺少智慧。他们没有智慧来帮助这对夫妇在生命里长大，并且更多得着基督。
23Perhaps some elders would be able to understand the problem of this married couple. However, they may still be lacking in wisdom. They may not have the wisdom to help this couple grow in life and gain more of Christ.
24要建造教会，长老们就需要知识、聪明、智慧。如果众教会里所有的长老都有知识、聪明、智慧，过不多久，众教会的光景都会是荣耀的。每一个教会对于新耶路撒冷都有丰富的豫尝。
24In order to build up the church, the elders need knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. If all the elders in all the churches had knowledge, understanding, and wisdom, after not too long a time the condition of all the churches would be glorious. In every church there would be a rich foretaste of the New Jerusalem.
25在本篇信息中，我不是倚赖字典上对知识、聪明、智慧的定义。在教会的建造上，我所体认到知识、聪明、智慧的不同，是来自多年的经历和观察。
25In this message I am not relying on dictionary definitions of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. My realization of the difference between knowledge, understanding and wisdom as all these are related to the building up of the church comes from years of experience and observation.
26我们可以用家庭生活来进一步说明知识、聪明、智慧的不同。照顾孩子是一个重大的担子、严肃的责任。作父母的，尤其是件母亲的，首先必须知道孩子的光景和情况。然后父母必须晓得孩子的动机、愿望、性情、性格、环境。父母亲必须考虑所有的因素，包括亲戚和家庭背景的影响，这会影响对孩子的养育。然后他们必须仰望主，并求祂赐下智慧。他们可以祷告说：“主阿，我们知道与孩子有关的事，他们的性情、性格、环境，我们也有一些了解。主，赐给我们智慧，好知道如何来照顾他们，养育他们。”我们要合式地养育孩子，就需要知识、聪明、智慧。教会的建造原则也是一样。倘若我们要让主用来建造教会，就需要知识、聪明、智慧。
26We may use family life as a further illustration of the difference between knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Taking care of children is a great burden, a serious responsibility. The parents, especially the mother, first need a knowledge of their children’s condition and situation. Then the parents need an understanding of their children’s motive, desire, disposition, character, and environment. The mother and father need to consider all the factors, including the influence of the relatives and the family background, that will affect the raising of the children. Then they need to look to the Lord and pray to Him for wisdom. They may pray, “Lord, we know the things concerning our children. Also we have some understanding of their disposition, character, and environment. Lord, give us the wisdom to know how to care for them and to raise them.” In order to raise our children properly, we need knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. The principle is the same with the building up of the church. If we would be used of the Lord to build the church, we need knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.
27没有一个人的著作能彀与圣经相比。圣经乃是一本充满了神圣智慧的书。照圣经来看，最尊贵的工作就是建造神的居所，并制作所有的器具，这些器具乃是描绘基督和我们基督徒的经历。为着执行建造教会的尊贵工作，就是建造今天神在地上的居所，我们必须被神的灵充满，“有智慧、有聪明、有知识，能作各样的工。”（三一3。）我们有了合式的知识、聪明、智慧、技巧，才能彀执行建造神居所的尊贵工作。
27No human writings can compare with the Bible. The Bible is a book filled with divine wisdom. According to the Bible, the most noble task is the work of building up God’s dwelling place with all the furniture portraying Christ and our Christian experience. For the carrying out of the noble work of building up the church, God’s dwelling place on earth today, we need to be filled with “the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all workmanship” (31:3). Only when we have the proper knowledge, understanding, wisdom, and craftsmanship shall we be able to carry out the noble work of building God’s dwelling place.
28本篇信息不仅仅是为着长老的，也是为着各种年龄的众圣徒，包括年轻的姊妹们。我们不是一个组织，我们既没有平信徒，也没有圣品阶级。我们都不过是神的子民。因此，我们都可像比撒列、亚何利亚伯，和心里有智慧的人，神已将智慧赐给了他们。（6。）我们都可能成为心里有智慧的，并且有分于建造全宇宙中最尊贵的建筑─神的居所。
28This message is not only for elders; it is for all the saints of all ages, including the young sisters. We are not an organization, and we do not have either laymen or clergy. We all are simply God’s people. Therefore, all of us may be like Bezalel, Oholiab, and the wise-hearted ones to whom God has given wisdom (v. 6). We all may be wise-hearted and have a part in building the most noble structure in the entire universe — God’s dwelling place.
29本篇信息不是一篇道，也不是普通的圣经教训。我的负担是要由这些经文给你们看见神心头上的究竟是甚么，以及祂要我们所作的是甚么。主渴望在地上有一个居所，祂要祂的子民被灵充满、有知识、有聪明、有智慧、有技巧，为祂来建造这个居所。
29This message is neither a sermon nor an ordinary Bible teaching. My burden is to show you from these verses what is on God’s heart and what He wants us to do. The Lord desires a dwelling place on earth, and He wants His people to build it for Him by being filled with the Spirit in knowledge, understanding, wisdom, and craftsmanship.
30我能彀作见证，我盼望因着在主恢复里的众圣徒，尤其是因着青年人，主能作许多的事。青年姊妹们，不要说：“哦，建造教会这件事与我们毫无关系，我们是还在就读中学的青年姊妹，这是长老们或年长圣徒的工作。”我们不要这样来看事情，反而我们都必须晓得，建造教会的尊贵工作乃是为着我们每一个人的。
30I can testify that I expect the Lord to do much with the saints in the Lord’s recovery, especially with the young ones. Young sisters, do not say, “Oh, this matter of building the church doesn’t have anything to do with us. We are young sisters, still in high school. This is a job for the elders or for the older saints.” Instead of viewing the matter in this way, we all need to realize that the noble work of building up the church is for every one of us.
31我们都必须宝贝主论到建造祂的居所─教会─所说的话。我盼望你们不会轻忽本篇信息。愿我们都看见，在建造神居所的尊贵工作上，在神心头上的是甚么。愿我们也看见，我们需要被神的灵充满、有知识、有聪明、有智慧、有技巧，使我们能彀从事建造的尊贵工作。
31We all need to treasure the Lord’s speaking concerning the building up of His dwelling place, the church. I hope that you will not take this message in a light way. May we all see what is on God’s heart concerning the noble work of building His dwelling place. May we also see our need to be filled with the Spirit of God in knowledge, understanding, wisdom, and workmanship so that we may do the noble work of building.