Verse 24 says that Jael is the most blessed among women. But before her encounter with Sisera, we knew nothing of this woman. We don’t know about her history, or her passions, or her children, or her gifts.

But we do know she was familiar with wielding a hammer and a peg. This was fitting for a Kenite, a nomadic tribe in the promised land. Jael had likely helped her husband set up tents many times before. She may have set up tents by herself, and each time she did, she surely never imagined that God would one day use such a mundane task to bring Him glory and secure victory for the Israelites.

God can use every tool in your toolbox: shiny and impressive, dull and worn, boring and common. Our job is to learn to use them and offer them all to Him for His glory.

What tools and skills can God use for His glory? Are you offering them to Him?