33 Bible Verses about Volunteering

And now it is my order that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and Levites in my kingdom, who are ready and have a desire to go to Jerusalem, are to go with you.

And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

Come, you rulers of Israel, you who gave yourselves freely among the people: give praise to the Lord.

And the voice of the Lord came to my ears, saying, Whom am I to send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I, send me.

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

Then his master is to take him to the gods of the house, and at the door, or at its framework, he is to make a hole in his ear with a sharp-pointed instrument; and he will be his servant for ever.

So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;

Because of the flowing hair of the fighters in Israel, because the people gave themselves freely, give praise to the Lord.

Gold for the gold things, and silver for the silver things, and for every sort of work to be done by the expert workmen. Who then will come forward, offering himself this day for the Lord's work?

This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.

At that time Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, made this song, saying:

Say to the children of Israel that they are to make me an offering; from every man who has the impulse in his heart take an offering for me.

After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;

And see, there are the divisions of the priests and Levites for all the work of the house of God; and every trained and expert workman will be ready to do for you whatever is needed; and the captains and the people will be under your orders in everything.

Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.

And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;

And the sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zichri.

May God give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.)

Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, all peace;

Then the heads of families and the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the controllers of the king's business, freely gave themselves;

Because you are sent by the king and his seven wise men, to get knowledge about Judah and Jerusalem, as you are ordered by the law of your God which is in your hand;

They had no one to make arms, there were no more armed men in the towns; was there a body-cover or a spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.

Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.

And everyone whose heart was moved, everyone who was guided by the impulse of his spirit, came with his offering for the Lord, for whatever was needed for the Tent of meeting and its work and for the holy robes.

And to take with you the silver and gold freely offered by the king and his wise men to the God of Israel, whose Temple is in Jerusalem,

Give attention, O kings; give ear, O rulers; I, even I, will make a song to the Lord; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.

But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.

Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father:

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

Even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of the best silver, for plating the walls of the house:

Then Darius the king gave an order and a search was made in the house of the records, where the things of value were stored up in Babylon.