According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.
Exodus 25:9
And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.
Exodus 25:40
And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern which you were shown on the mountain.
Exodus 26:30
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen
Acts 7:44
who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
Hebrews 8:5
Exodus 25:9
And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.
Exodus 25:40
And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern which you were shown on the mountain.
Exodus 26:30
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen
Acts 7:44
who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
Hebrews 8:5
The pattern of the tabernacle keeps showing up. Why? I believe we can find out by a study of the pattern the Lord gave to Moses. The Israelites spent fifteen months setting up the tabernacle and establishing those worship patterns before they began their attempt to enter the Promised Land and the ensuing wilderness discipline. God was very explicit about the pattern of the tabernacle and very clear about Moses following that pattern “just so”. Today the patterns of worship we use must follow that same pattern.
Worship that Sacrifices:
Worship always starts with sacrifice. The first station in the pattern is the bronze altar. As one entered the courtyard, the altar was his first encounter. It was about 7 ½ feet in width and length and about 4 ½ fee high. Still today we come to the presence of the Lord based on the one Sacrifice. That Sacrifice not withstanding we need to come to sacrifice each time we come to worship the Lord. We need to sacrifice our comfort, time, money, effort, and so on.
Worship that Cleanses:
Next in worship comes cleansing at the bronze laver. Here the priest was washed and made clean/holy/worthy/able to minister to the Lord in worship and service. Like the priest of long ago a very necessary part of our worship is to allow for the cleansing of our heart in such a way that it changes our daily lives. This cleansing is what makes us fit to lift holy hand in prayer.
Worship that Guides and Provides:
As the priest would enter the actual tabernacle into the Holy Place, to his left would be the golden lampstand and on his right would be the table of showbread. The light of Gods presence revealed in the Words that Moses had brought from the Lord along with the sustaining strength it releases to us is an important part of worship that can only be experienced as we dwell on Scripture and live by the word of the Lord.
Worship that Acts:
Straight ahead just before the Holiest of Holies is the altar of incense. This is our good works before the Lord, especially. Our prayers and good deeds are just like the burning of incense. Our good deeds and prayers are a sweet smell to the Lord. When our good deeds are done with wrong motives they are like too much cologne and not enough hygiene.
Worship that Knows God and Lets God Know You:
Most important is knowing God not just knowing about Him. We are invited into the Holy of Holies to be in His presence where we can meet the One we worship. Jesus doesn’t want us to worship us from afar. He wants us to be close.
Now we know why God was so insistent that Moses follow the pattern that was shown him. It was because He desires relationship with His worshippers. He desires us to know that He sacrificed His Son for us. He wants to clean us up so we can relate to His holiness. The Lord wants to be the source of the direction of our life so we will know Him as Creator. Our Father gives us light so our vision of Him and the world around us can be clear like His. He wants us to intercede for those around us with prayers like He does for us. He wants us to bless others so we can relate to the way He ministers to us.
Let’s commit to worshipping according to the pattern shown to us – it is the only way to be like Him and the only to get to know Him.
Worshipfully,
Pastor Jason
Worship that Sacrifices:
Worship always starts with sacrifice. The first station in the pattern is the bronze altar. As one entered the courtyard, the altar was his first encounter. It was about 7 ½ feet in width and length and about 4 ½ fee high. Still today we come to the presence of the Lord based on the one Sacrifice. That Sacrifice not withstanding we need to come to sacrifice each time we come to worship the Lord. We need to sacrifice our comfort, time, money, effort, and so on.
Worship that Cleanses:
Next in worship comes cleansing at the bronze laver. Here the priest was washed and made clean/holy/worthy/able to minister to the Lord in worship and service. Like the priest of long ago a very necessary part of our worship is to allow for the cleansing of our heart in such a way that it changes our daily lives. This cleansing is what makes us fit to lift holy hand in prayer.
Worship that Guides and Provides:
As the priest would enter the actual tabernacle into the Holy Place, to his left would be the golden lampstand and on his right would be the table of showbread. The light of Gods presence revealed in the Words that Moses had brought from the Lord along with the sustaining strength it releases to us is an important part of worship that can only be experienced as we dwell on Scripture and live by the word of the Lord.
Worship that Acts:
Straight ahead just before the Holiest of Holies is the altar of incense. This is our good works before the Lord, especially. Our prayers and good deeds are just like the burning of incense. Our good deeds and prayers are a sweet smell to the Lord. When our good deeds are done with wrong motives they are like too much cologne and not enough hygiene.
Worship that Knows God and Lets God Know You:
Most important is knowing God not just knowing about Him. We are invited into the Holy of Holies to be in His presence where we can meet the One we worship. Jesus doesn’t want us to worship us from afar. He wants us to be close.
Now we know why God was so insistent that Moses follow the pattern that was shown him. It was because He desires relationship with His worshippers. He desires us to know that He sacrificed His Son for us. He wants to clean us up so we can relate to His holiness. The Lord wants to be the source of the direction of our life so we will know Him as Creator. Our Father gives us light so our vision of Him and the world around us can be clear like His. He wants us to intercede for those around us with prayers like He does for us. He wants us to bless others so we can relate to the way He ministers to us.
Let’s commit to worshipping according to the pattern shown to us – it is the only way to be like Him and the only to get to know Him.
Worshipfully,
Pastor Jason
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