The signs and wonders of God always have a dual purpose in how they work for those who follow Him versus those who don't. For Believers they are the reassurance and comfort that He is not just in control but performing everything in accordance with His Word; in other words, they're an affirmation of faith. For others, they are judgments both revealing and condemning unbelief.
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What a concept. Moses didn't worry about forming a "management reserve" or placing the excess in investments that could provide interest for the continued operation of the ministry; he called an end to contributions to the work of building the Tabernacle, "For the material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it".
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From Exodus 35 to the end of the book is described the making and establishing of the Tabernacle, priesthood, and all that goes with them. Why in the world would Moses preface the call to contribute materials, the call into service those to make everything needed—and finally putting it all together operationally—by beginning with a call to obey the Sabbath? What does observing the Sabbath have to do with erecting God's Tabernacle? Everything.
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The first time God appeared to Moses, He also revealed His name. But in that first revelation, God characterized Himself as Savior.

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Our relationship with God is not one-way. It is reciprocal. Granted, it all begins with Him, or as Moses here states, "You have said, 'I have known you by name'". This is a very personal and complimentary statement. To be known by name in biblical parlance is not like being listed in the phone book with thousands of other names that can be looked up whenever convenient. It's to be personally known, to have God's eyes and thoughts and mind—His whole attention—aware and affectionately trained on that person. And how can we in turn "know" Him in the same way? Through His Word. Or as Moses states, "Let me know Your ways that I may know You".
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I often pass by a small church that has a large banner on the outside proclaiming "House of Prayer" and a sign in the front window proudly inviting, "Party Here Sunday Mornings". Perhaps they're well-intentioned, but there appears to be a contradiction leading one to wonder whether or not they're out of control. Admittedly it's the same despair I feel in the pit of my stomach when observing such things as being "slain in the Spirit" or any of a number of other strange and out of control behaviors that are attributed to worshiping God or the presence of the Holy Spirit. This comes from knowing that such behavior makes them "a derision among their enemies". That is, it unnecessarily provides aid and comfort and even ammunition to the enemies of the Light.
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God has just spent the past 6 chapters of Exodus providing the plans and requirements for all the things that need to be made in and for the Tabernacle, which will all later also appear or be duplicated in the Temple. He provided the specifications of all the "things" that were needed to serve Him along with how to prepare and use them. Finally, He provides the talents and skill that will be employed to make them. God doesn't just provide the plan, but the abilities necessary to accomplish it. God did not leave it up to humans to employ and display their own vision and talents, but set them in motion to fulfill His purposes according to one simple guideline: "They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you." They were to use their God-given gifts in strict accordance with His Word.
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