You shall speak to all the skillful persons whom I have endowed with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister as priest to Me.It's interesting how God appears to make a connection between skill and wisdom. That's not something that we frequently do in modern society. Today, it's more common to link skill to knowledge, or experience, or even genius, but wisdom is seen as a different trait.
Today, wisdom is seen as the person who knows what to say, or when to say it; the one who corrects the mistakes of others, and makes it look easy. It's not the one we think of as the person who knows how to make a beautiful painting, or the sturdy house, or the easy-to-understand teacher. Who would we look at as wise, if we linked it to having a skill given by God?
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