34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

Moses mentions that Aholiab will also be a chief artificer with Bezaleel, to whom the Lord had given a separate set of skills to round out the rest of the tabernacle’s requirements. These two men would not only have the skill of the craft, but also the ability to train others to assist in the work.

This is another principle of the gospel being demonstrated: delegation. Just as Jethro showed Moses the wisdom in dividing his labors through multiple layers of trusted assistants, the work of building of this tabernacle needed to be distributed across many hands to be accomplished. Christ, himself, would call twelve disciples to share in his work. And even omnipotent God continues to distribute His work to all of us today.

By training other craftsmen and then instructing them, Aholiab and Bezaleel are engaging in both delegation and a shared vision. These two concepts literally give us access to a power beyond our own. Ordinarily, the accomplishments of a man would be limited by his own skill, strength, and the finite number of years in his life. This account in Exodus, however, shows that the work that one would have done can be turned into a vision, and if that a vision that is compelling enough, and can be shared with others, a delegated to different responsibilities, then it is virtually boundless in what it can accomplish.

One man’s work can be multiplied across many hands and even continue after he is gone. By this method, we can have road systems that sprawl over millions of miles, skyscrapers that reach thousands of feet into the air, and bridges that cross over one hundred miles. What is more, all the work of the gospel is the singular vision of God being dispersed through billions of men and women, throughout thousands of years, accomplishing immeasurable good, and even bringing about the reclamation of souls in all the world.