It’s one thing to have a dream, it’s another to have the means to make it a reality. Jesus said,
Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
Luke 14:28
And so, looking at Ezra 8, and thinking of the work he had in mind – that of beautifying the house of the LORD (Ezra 7:27) – what we’re dealing with is What that Work Required. And what is required, it turns out, was:
- Authenticity
- Completeness
- Extravagance