Is it wise to be giving offerings for buildings? Shouldn’t that money be used for missions?
Yes and no. Yes, we should be giving offerings for buildings. God didn’t build the Tabernacle or the Temple in the Old Testament, but He did design both of those structures and gave specific instructions on how they were to be built and how His people were to give to support them (Exodus 25:1-40:38; I Chronicles 28:1-21, especially verse 19; I Chronicles 29:1-25). The second part of the question deals with missions’ giving versus giving for buildings. Rather than do one or the other, we should do both. By building facilities for worship and ministry, we can reach more people, which will result in more being given for missions. However, if we decide not to build any facilities and instead, give all that money to missions, it would result in a one-time blessing followed by nothing because churches can’t keep growing and reaching people if there is no place to meet, teach, train, disciple and send. Missionaries depend on local churches for support. Therefore, we should do both. Build as m
