"What a cheerful giver look like"

"Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution
for Me; from every man whose heart moves
him you shall raise My contribution."
                                                 --Exodus: 25:2


Still wondering what a cheerful giver looks like?
If so, you need look no further than the pages
of scripture.
    The Ancient Israelite having freed the Hebrew
from Egyptian bondage, God now wanted to
dwell among His people. So He gave Moses
instructions for building a tabernacle, where the
Presence of the Lord would dwell. But where
would the building materials come from in the
wilderness? From the people's possessions.
    To God, this was more than just a building
project. It was a statement about His holiness,
His love for His people, and His desire for them
to draw close to Him. For He wanted more than
their jewels, linens, and gold--He wanted their
hearts So He told Moses,
     'Tell the son of Israel to raise a contribution
for Me; from every man whose heart moves
him you shall raise My contribution."
Exod.25:2;Bsee also 35:5-9).
How did they respond?
     Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel
departed from Moses' presence. And everyone
whose heart stirred him and everyone spirit moved
him came and brought the Lord's contribution for
the work of the tent of meeting and for all its
service and for holy garment. . .The Israelite, all
the men and women, whose heart moved them to
bring material for all the work, which the Lord
had commanded through Moses to be done,
brought a freewill offering to the Lord (35:20-21,
29; see also cv.32-28).
That's cheerful giving! You can almost see the
Israelite picking through their jewelry and
shaking out their fine linen. You can hear the
Jingling and clanking of the trunk lets as they're
handed to Moses. You can almost smell the
fragrance of spice rising from the camp as jars
of it were collected for worship. All this activity
represented giving that grew out of a love for
God and a longing for His presence.
      They gave so much, in fact, that Moses had
to tell them to stop (Exod. 36:5-7). They had
collected more than enough to build the
tabernacle.