READ: Hebrews 9:1-15, 22-26
“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee…” – Zechariah 2:10-11
God wants His presence to dwell in the midst of His people. Prophetically, God has always decided to dwell in the midst of His people. Since that is the will of God, it is important for us to desire to have God residing in our midst. We must work to have God dwelling in our midst.
God directed Moses to create an environment where His presence could dwell and exist amongst us. This environment that Moses was asked to create was called the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle is an environment that God’s presence can dwell in. It is therefore important to us to learn about the environment that God defined and described as a residence for Himself. God knows exactly what He can dwell in. Another name you could give the Tabernacle is “God’s environment.”
The earthly Tabernacle is only a version of God’s heavenly residence (Hebrews 9:6-11). Christ showed us the way to the everlasting presence of God. Almighty God lives in a Tabernacle not made with hands. Christ came to show us how we can access that Tabernacle not made with hands. In Christ, we learn that Moses’ Tabernacle was just a figure of what is in Heaven.
The earthly Tabernacle is a pattern for God’s heavenly residence (Hebrews 9:23). The Tabernacle will forever be a figurative guide on the way into the presence of God. Patterns that God loves are revealed in the Tabernacle. Always remember that the Tabernacle is an environment in which God can dwell.