And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God. 2 Chronicles 4:11.  {CC 198.1}  

     Chosen men were specially endowed by God with skill and wisdom for the construction of the wilderness tabernacle (Exodus 35:30-35). . . . The descendants of these men inherited to a large degree the skill conferred upon their forefathers. . . . For a time these men remained humble and unselfish; but gradually, almost imperceptibly, they lost their hold upon God and His truth. They began to ask for higher wages because of their superior skill. In some instances their request was granted, but more often those asking higher wages found employment in the surrounding nations. . . . It was to these apostates that Solomon looked for a master workman to superintend the constru ...