The plan of Moses to raise means for the building of the tabernacle was highly successful. No urging was necessary. Nor did he employ any of the devices to which churches in our day so often resort. He made no grand feast. He did not invite the people to scenes of gaiety, dancing, and general amusement; neither did he institute lotteries, nor anything of this profane order, to obtain means to erect the tabernacle for God. The Lord directed Moses to invite the children of Israel to bring their offerings. He was to accept gifts from everyone that gave willingly, from his heart. And the offerings came in so great abundance that Moses bade the people cease bringing, for they had supplied more than could be used.

Den metode, Moses benyttede for at skaffe midler til at bygge tabernaklet lykkedes over al forventning Det var ikke nødvendigt at nøde folket. Han benyttede heller ikke nogen af de metoder, som visse kirkesamfund i vor tid ofte tager deres tilflugt til. Han holdt ingen store fester. Han indbød heller ikke folket til morskab, dans og underholdning. Han benyttede sig heller ikke af lotteri eller andre verdslige metoder for at skaffe midler til at bygge Guds tabernakel. Herren sagde, at Moses skulle indbyde Israels folk til at bringe deres gaver. Han skulle tage imod gaver af alle dem, der gav med glæde og af hjertet, og der blev givet så mange gaver, at Moses bad folket om at holde op med at bringe flere, fordi de havde givet mere, end der var brug for.