Israel had been held all their days in the bondage of Egypt, and although there were ingenious men among them, they had not been instructed in the curious arts which were called for in the building of the tabernacle. They knew how to make bricks, but they did not understand how to work in gold or silver. How was the work to be done? Who was sufficient for these things? These were questions that troubled the mind of Moses. {CT 59.2}

I alle Israels dage var de blevet holdt i trældom i Ægypten, og selvom der var sindrige mænd iblandt dem, var de ikke blevet instrueret i kunstfærdig kunst, som tabernakelbyggeriet påkrævede. De vidste hvordan de skulle lave mursten, men de forstod ikke hvordan de skulle arbejde med guld eller sølv. Hvordan skulle dette arbejde gøres? Hvem var god nok til disse ting? Dette var de spørgsmål som betrængte Moses’ sind.