How Do I Use My Secular Skills, Design, Tech, or Trade for the Lord? (Bezalel & The Artisan's Sling)
Have you ever built high-level skills in design, software, media, construction, or business in the secular world—and wondered how those tools fit into serving God? Look at Exodus 31:1–6: the very first human being in the entire Bible explicitly said to be 'filled with the Spirit of God' was not a preacher, prophet, or king. It was Bezalel—an artisan, metallurgist, and master designer! And when David faced Goliath (1 Samuel 17:40), he refused King Saul's clunky institutional armor and used the high-velocity sling he had mastered in the field. Every skill you honed in the industry can be consecrated and aimed for the Lord.
1. Exodus 31:1–6: The Spirit of God in the Workshop
God told Moses regarding Bezalel: 'I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom (chokhmah), and in understanding (tevunah), and in knowledge (da'at), and in all manner of workmanship, to devise cunning works.' God cares deeply about excellence in design, engineering, music, and architecture.
2. Why Your Industry Tools Work Better When Aimed for the Lord
Like Moses learning leadership in Pharaoh's court or Paul using his Roman citizenship and classical training to write the New Testament epistles, the tools you learned while trying to make a living in the industry are not wasted. When you surrender them to Christ (Colossians 3:23), they become instruments for building up families and the church.