Mark 11:15
Jesus seems out of character to many when he does this. But really he is not at all. Consider this, were these activities not going on at other times when he went through the temple? Yes. Did he do this every time he went there? No. Was he disruptive for no reason? No, he had a very good reason.
The answers to these questions show us that these were the actions of the level-headed Jesus we would expect. He was not acting like a raving madman. He was doing this with authority. He was ‘cleaning up shop’ so to speak.
The moneychangers would have been those who exchanged one type of currency to another, while charging a fee as well. The dove sellers would sell doves to the poorest of the visitors. The poor buyers would have to accept whatever price was being charged, having no other way to secure the birds they needed.
Heavenly Father, thank you for your fairness. You don’t respect one person over another. You treat us all as your special creation, for indeed we are. May we love others the way you love us and are patient with us. We will study your truth to know what we shouldn’t do because we don’t want our temple to be full of mischief. You are worthy of our best. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise you, Amen.