1 Kings 7:13-14 ESV
13 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. 14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work.

HIRAM, THE METALSMITH.
There are three persons named Hiram in the bible. The first two are the King of Tyre[1 Kings 5:1] and the grandson of Benjamin.[1 Chron 8:3-5]

But, another man named Hiram worked on Solomon’s temple as a metalsmith. He was from Tyre, as was his father, and his mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. “Hiram the metalsmith is referred to as Huram in 2 Chronicles 4:11 but called Huram-abi in 2 Chronicles 2:13 and 4:16. Abi means “master.”[ https://www.gotquestions.org/Huram-Hiram.html]

He was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. Like Hiram, it’s important to know our gifts and skills. Let’s be aware that all of us had at least a gift from the Spirit. Paul said, “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.” [1 Cor 12:4-6] Do you know what is your gift?

Moreover, Hiram made himself available in times of need. And, he did an excellent job [see 1 Kings 7:15-58] Doesn’t God say, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.”[Ecc 9:10] Our time and opportunity may not come again. Let’s be “making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”[Eph 5:16,17]

Identifying our giftedness and making ourselves available are what we need in effectively serving the Lord. Who you are [ with your gifts] is God’s gift to you. What we do with our lives [ in using our gifts] is our gift to Him.

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