שמות פרשת ויקהל פרק לה:כט
כָּל אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר נָדַב לִבָּם אֹתָם לְהָבִיא לְכָל הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְקֹוָק לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּיַד מֹשֶׁה הֵבִיאוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נְדָבָה לַיקֹוָק:
Thus the Israelites, all the men and women whose hearts moved them to bring anything for the work that the Lord, through Moses, had commanded to be done, brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord. [JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. This verse concludes the story of how the Israelites built the Tabernacle. What is unique about the way it describes this undertaking?
2. What is the difference between being commanded to do something and being asked? Based on this text, what would you conclude is preferable?
3. How is this text a model for community organizing?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)