Exodus 35:4

Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the holy things that is brought into Yahweh’s house, in current money, the money of the people for whom each man is evaluated, and all the money that it comes into any man’s heart to bring into Yahweh’s house,

For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought Yahweh’s offering for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments.

The children of Israel brought a free will offering to Yahweh; every man and woman whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Yahweh had commanded to be made by Moses.

All the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.

They received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, with which to make it. They kept bringing free will offerings to him every morning.

“ ‘If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh.

You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.

You shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you today.

Whatever thing I command you, that you shall observe to do. You shall not add to it, nor take away from it.

“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, Yahweh!

My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!

In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

Then the princes of the fathers’ households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king’s work, offered willingly;

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and we have given you of your own.

I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.

Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.”

But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?

For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God’s Israel.

We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts: