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21 Bible Verses About Volunteering

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  • The word volunteer appears in the NIV in two of these passages: the people who moved to Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:2) and the “willing volunteers” of Judges 5:9.
  • Exodus 35 asks for tabernacle gifts from “everyone who is willing,” and by Exodus 36:6 Moses had to tell the people to stop bringing them.
  • Jesus answered his disciples’ dispute over rank with “whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant” (Mark 10:43), then pointed to his own life in Mark 10:45.
  • Romans 12:6-8 and 1 Peter 4:10 treat serving as a gift, listed beside teaching, giving and leading.
  • Matthew 6:1-4 asks for giving done in secret, and Matthew 5:16 asks for good deeds others can see; the difference is whether the giver or the Father is honored.

The Bible praises people who offer their work and goods freely, and it asks believers to serve one another the way their teacher served. Jesus said of himself that he “did not come to be served, but to serve” (Mark 10:45). Israel gave “freewill offerings” for the tabernacle (Exodus 35:29). Deborah praised the “willing volunteers” after a battle (Judges 5:9), and the people commended those who moved to Jerusalem when it had “few people in it” (Nehemiah 7:4; 11:2). In…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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