Does It Matter Who Notices Your Work?

BEZALEL and Oholiab were no strangers to construction. As slaves in Egypt, they had likely  made more bricks than they cared to remember. But those years were behind them. Now they would become artisans of the highest order when they were assigned to take the lead in the construction  of the tabernacle.  (Exodus 31:1-11)  Even so, few would ever see some of the stunning works they produced. Would the lack of recognition  frustrate them? Did it really matter who noticed their work? Does it matter who notices yours?

EXQUISITE DELIGHT SEEN ONLY BY A FEW

Some of the tabernacle furnishings were veritable masterpieces. Consider, for example, the golden cherubs that were atop the ark of the convenant. The apostle Paul described them  as "glorious." (Hebrews 9:5) Imagine the awesome beauty of those figures made of hammered gold! -Exodus 37:7-9. 

If found today, the items Bezalel and Oholiab made would be worthy of display in the finest museums, where they could be appreciated by the masses. But at the time they were fashioned , how many really saw their splendor?  The cherubs  were located in the Most Holy; thus, they would be seen only by the high priest when he entered  just once a year, on Atonement Day.  (Hebrews 9:6, 7) Consequently, very few humans ever saw them. 

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From the Watchtower magazine, 2015