Where do you get the ability to do what you do?
The ability to do what you do comes from God. He gives wisdom, understanding, and gifts to individuals, enabling them to perform their tasks. As Scripture teaches, God put wisdom in the hearts of wisehearted men, and He gives every believer a role and a gift. Never lose sight of that.
Les explains that when Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and every wisehearted man, the Lord had put wisdom and understanding in them to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary. Les emphasizes that God is the one who gives the ability. He asks, 'Where do you get the ability to do what you do?' and answers, 'God gave it to you.' He urges never to lose sight of that fact: whatever we are or hope to be is because of what God has done in and through us. Les stresses that every believer, no matter how untalented they may think they are, has a role and has been given a gift by God. He has seen people use gifts tremendously without realizing they were using them. He notes that it must start with the heart, as every one whose heart stirred him up came to do the work.