95 Bible Verses About Gifts
Bible verses about Gifts
Exploring the biblical understanding of spiritual gifts is a journey into the heart of God's design for His church. Scripture reveals that these gifts, diverse and powerful, are freely bestowed by the Holy Spirit for the common good. Grasping the essence of these gifts empowers us to recognize and cultivate our unique contributions to the body of Christ. Through studying verses about gifts, we discover not only our individual purpose but also the interconnectedness of believers working together in love and unity. Embrace this scriptural exploration, allowing the Spirit to illuminate your path and guide you toward fulfilling your divine calling.
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Numbers 31:41 (KJV)
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Spiritual Gifts & Giving: Bible Verses Explored.
Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord.
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:
Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.
And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make.
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth–el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
I will surely consume them, saith the Lord: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.
Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:
Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the Lord withal.
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the Lord, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.
And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:
For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,
For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord.
And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord’s offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
The Bible's diverse teachings on gifts reveal their profound significance in both the earthly and spiritual realms. From tangible offerings and hospitality to intangible talents and spiritual endowments, these verses highlight God's generosity and our call to stewardship. They encourage us to recognize and cultivate our own unique gifts, using them to serve others and glorify God. Understanding the concept of gifts biblically transcends mere acquisition; it emphasizes gratitude, selfless giving, and the building up of the community of faith. As you reflect on these verses, consider how you can better recognize, appreciate, and utilize the gifts you've been given, both material and spiritual, to live a life of purpose and bless those around you. Strive to be a faithful steward, reflecting God's love and generosity in all that you do.