OT and NT principals still the same

11The LORD said to Moses, 12^(L) "When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give^(M) a ransom for his life to the LORD when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them. 13Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekel^[b] according to the^(N) shekel of the sanctuary (the^(O) shekel is twenty gerahs),^[c](P) half a shekel as an offering to the LORD. 14Everyone who is numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the LORD’s offering. 15The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than^(Q) the half shekel, when you give the LORD’s offering to make atonement for your lives. 16You shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel and shall^(R) give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may bring the people of Israel to^(S) remembrance before the LORD, so as to make atonement for your lives."

We all need to be ransomed. In the OT the Jews payed the slave price with money. In the NT Jesus paid it with His blood. Either way humanity was and is in bondage to sin. We are slaves and we need to be ransomed. Atonement needs to be made to God's justice and righteousness before we can be acceptable to Him and enjoy fellowship with Him.

God never changes even after thousands of years the price still needed to be payed.

1The LORD said to Moses, 2"See, I have called by name^(AP) Bezalel the son of Uri, son of^(AQ) Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3and I have^(AR) filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.

I just love that a gift from God. A spiritual gift if you will is artistic ability.

6And behold, I have appointed with him^(AS) Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men^(AT) ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you: 7^(AU) the tent of meeting, and^(AV) the ark of the testimony, and^(AW) the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent, 8^(AX) the table and its utensils, and^(AY) the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and^(AZ) the altar of incense, 9and^(BA) the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and^(BB) the basin and its stand, 10and^(BC) the finely worked garments,^[f] the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests, 11and^(BD) the anointing oil and the fragrant^(BE) incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do."

God will equip us to do His will.