Exodus 31

Read Exodus 31 here or at Bible Gateway.

The Hebrew paragraphs:

31:1-11 {p} Bezalel and Aholiab called and gifted to make the Tabernacle
31:12-17 {s} YHVH spoke to Moses / the Sabbath commandment
31:18-32:6 {p} …

The first paragraph in this chapter is also the last paragraph for the following Triennial Torah Portion:

30:11-16 {p} Atonement money (census) shall be for the service of the tabernacle
30:17-21 {p} The pattern for the laver of bronze
30:22-33 {s} The pattern for the holy anointing oil
30:34-38 {s} The pattern for the holy incense
31:1-11 {p} Bezalel and Aholiab called and gifted to make the Tabernacle

A definite pattern emerges:

Atonement
Washing
Anointing
Prayer
Equipped by the Spirit for the work of the ministry

Did we not follow this very pattern when Messiah Yeshua called us to follow Him, trust in Him, and, forsaking the old man, receive new life in Him? First He makes atonement for us by His blood. When we receive His gift of grace, we are washed clean from our sins. This is basic salvation, or justification, that sets us in right-standing with the Father. Next comes the anointing oil of the Holy Spirit, or as Acts calls it, the baptism of the Spirit. The purpose of the baptism, Yeshua told us, is that we may receive power to serve as witnesses to Him to the ends of the earth.

“But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and you shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.”  Yeshua, Act 1:8

But someone might say, ‘Wait a minute. The holy anointing oil is reserved for the priests.’ Yes; in Messiah, we all serve as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

“ ‘And you shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak unto the children of Israel.” Exo 19:6

You also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Yeshua Messiah. 1 Pet 2:5

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a special people; that you should show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 1 Pet 2:9

Following the anointing oil of His Spirit, is continual prayer going up before God in the Holy Place, for the altar of incense foreshadows our daily relationship with Messiah Yeshua in prayer.

Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psa 141:2

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. Rev 8:4

Now the believer, so prepared, is equipped with gifts for the work of the ministry.

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Messiah. Therefore He says, when He ascended up on high, ‘He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.’ … And He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Messiah.  Eph 4:7-8, 11-12

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he who teaches, on teaching; or he who exhorts, on exhortation; he who gives, let him do it with sincerity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Rom 12:6-8

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for the profit of all. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another diverse kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues; but all these that one and the selfsame Spirit works, dividing to every man individually as He will. 1 Cor 12:4-11

The paragraphs reveal by prophetic type and foreshadow, our Spirit-filled worship and service in Messiah.

If there are questions, these are good resources:

Exo 27:20-30:10, Finding Messiah in Tetzaveh – Christine Miller
Exo 30:11-34:35, Finding Messiah in Ki Tisa – Christine Miller