Exodus 25:1,2,9

Exodus 25:1,2,9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. The Lord God gave Moses the plan for the Ark of the Covenant, for the Tabernacle, and for all of the instruments and priests’ clothing that went along with them. It is interesting that all of them were symbols of the Lord Jesus Christ, their Messiah, Who would come almost thirteen hundred years later. God gave Moses the specific instructions and then told the Children of Israel to give of their gold and silver and other materials to build the Tabernacle. He Told Moses exactly how big to make the Tabernacle and what materials to make it out of. After they made the entire Tabernacle, God instructed the priests how to pack it up and how to move it. The Tabernacle was one giant tent because the Children of Israel were traveling through the Wilderness on the way to the Promised Land. But God wanted a place for them to come to Him and to worship Him while they were on the way. The Tabernacle was a moveable place to worship God which was replaced later by the Temple that was built by King Solomon, David’s son. We don’t worship God in a Temple now; we worship God as a Spirit. We can pray to God and worship Him anywhere and anytime. What a blessed privilege!