Thought from today’s Bible reading from Exodus 25-27.
“Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them. According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall construct it” (Exodus 25:8-9).
God was about to reveal His instructions to the Israelites regarding the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishings. In these instructions, the Lord was very specific about what He expected them to do. He did not explain a vague concept He had for the tabernacle and allow the people to use their creativity to fill in the details. Nor did He permit them to create something that would be more “personal” so that the worshipers would be better able to “connect” to God and the worship “experience.”
God gave His instructions for a reason: He expected the Israelites to follow His instructions.
Though we are under a new law today (cf. Colossians 2:14), God’s attitude about law and His expectations of our obedience have not changed. He has given us a pattern (2 Timothy 1:13) and expects us to follow it.
It does not matter if we think God’s instructions are too restrictive. What matters is that we follow His instructions in the way in which He has told us to do.
Tomorrow’s reading: Exodus 28-29
[I’m using the Chronological reading plan on the Bible Gateway website if you’d like to follow along, too.]
Daily Notes & Observations contains all 365 articles from this series and is available in paperback from Gospel Armory.
