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Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance, cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all men who are skillful in every manner of work:

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God Provides the Workers

Multiple commentators, especially Charles Spurgeon, emphasize that God will always provide the right people for His work. Just as David had an abundance of skilled craftsmen for the temple, God will raise up the necessary people with the right skills to build His church today. This serves as an encouragement that God's provision is not just material, but also personal.

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1 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 22:6–16

19th Century

Bishop

David gives formal charge to Solomon to build the Temple.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On 1 Chronicles 22:15

19th Century

Preacher

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance.

We must have the workmen; they are more precious than the gold. They cannot be v…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 22:15

17th Century

Pastor

Moreover, there are workmen with you in abundance
All the strangers in the land being gathered by the order of David…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 22:6–16

17th Century

Minister

David gives Solomon the reason why he should build the temple. It was because God had named him. Nothing is more powerful to engage us in any servi…