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The Tabernacle: A Blueprint of Divine Order
February 17, 2026 · 10 min
Explore the detailed design of the tabernacle in Exodus; its symbolic meaning and spiritual lessons.
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The Divine Blueprint: God's Detailed Plan for the Tabernacle 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Thanks for joining me this morning. So good to have you along on our journey through the word of God. Today, we're in Exodus chapters 26 and 27, 2 chapters0:22 dealing with the tabernacle in great detail. So why do we have all this detail? Does the design really matter, and and and how does this apply to us? Those are all very good0:33 questions, and I'm going to attempt to answer those questions this morning. Let's go back to chapter 25 verse 9 for our theme verse according to all that I show you, that is the pattern of the tabernacle and the0:45 pattern of all of its furnishings just so you shall make it. So in chapters 25 through 31, it's all dealing with the tabernacle, its design, its construction, and its management. So let's look0:57 at an example of the detail that God provides to Moses, beginning verse 1 chapter 26. Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with 10 curtains of fine woven linen and blue, purple, and scarlet1:09 thread. With artistic designs of cherubim, you shall weave them. The length of each curtain shall be 28 cubits, and the width of each curtain, 4 cubits. And every 1 of the curtains shall have1:21 the same measurements. 5 curtains shall be coupled to 1 another, and the other 5 curtains shall be coupled to 1 another. And you shall make loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain, on the selvage, on1:33 1 set. And likewise, you shall do on the other edge of the other curtain of the second set. 50 loops you shall make in the 1 curtain, and 50 loops you shall make on the edge of the1:44 curtain that is on the end of the second set. And the loops may be classed to so that the cloop loops may be clasped to 1 another. And you shall make 50 clasps of gold and couple the1:56 curtains together with the clasp so that it may be 1 tabernacle. Now if you're an engineer, you're loving this. If you like all the design and the detail, this is, right down your alley. But for most of us, we're2:08 like, okay. But several times in this chapter, we read the same instructions that are found here in verse 30. And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to2:20 its pattern which you were shown on the mountain. When Moses was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights, this was a part of the discussion. Now god is following up so that what was communicated to Moses is2:32 communicated or is rather is committed to written form so that none of the details are missed. Now Moses wasn't on the on the mountain, and God said,2:44 alright. I want you to go build me a tabernacle because that's where I'm gonna dwell. That's gonna be my presence. I'm going to, I'm going to sit above the cherubim and the mercy seat, and that's where you're gonna2:54 communicate with me. That that's not what he said. He gave him great detail. So why the detail? What spiritual principles principles can we glean from these chapters? Obviously,3:06 this is not here so that we can go, you know, in our backyard and build a tabernacle. That's not what this is here for. The the this structure no longer exists. So why why do we have it? Why is it important? Well, first,3:18 we will see in the tabernacle and later in the temple several types that point to Jesus and to the new covenant. But it also reveals to us the character and the nature3:30 of God. The tabernacle was, as I mentioned, to be a place of God's presence where he met with the people. In the Holy of Holies, the high priest would go. In this case, it was during Moses' life, it was3:42 Moses. God is a God of order and of structure. As Paul wrote in first Corinthians chapter 14 verse 33, for God is not a God of confusion,3:54 but of peace. You know, peace and confusion cannot coexist. You can't be at peace when there's confusion. And and so there's order in their structure. God was making a way for them to meet with him.4:06 Now the same is true under the new covenant. God has made a very specific and defined path to his presence, to meet with him.4:18 It's called Jesus. In John 14 6, Jesus said, unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes unto the father, but by me. Alright? There's 1 way. There's 14:30 way to to, approach God and to have fellowship with him, and the same was true here in the Old Testament. We can't go to God any way we choose. We must go to him through4:41 Jesus Christ. There's not many ways to God. There's 1 way. And and we cannot worship him in any way we choose. Jesus said in John 14, he said,4:54 in John 4 24, he said, God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Now 1 other application here for us is god is5:05 focused on the detail, the small things. And and there was to be no deviation because it would not work. I mean, he goes down to the very design. Look look5:17 what Paul writes in first Corinthians chapter 6 verse 19. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you? I mean, think of the the intricate design in this5:29 tabernacle that we're reading. Well, think about the human body. I mean, it is elaborate in its detail and its design, but so is the spiritual component of5:40 man. Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you whom you have from God and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price. Therefore,5:52 glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. And Paul writes this in the context of sanctified living, being holy in our conduct. All as we read here about the tabernacle, as6:04 we're looking to look at the management of the tabernacle, there these things that were committed to the tabernacle were to be holy, set apart, sanctified, and so are we. So6:16 think about this. If god was concerned about all the small things in the tabernacle in the Old Testament, is he concerned about the small things in our lives since we are now the6:28 dwelling place of god's holy spirit? I think he is. The details of the tabernacle's design communicates 2 main messages to us. Number 1, approaching6:39 God is by his design and according to his plan. Number 2 is God pays attention to the details where his spirit dwells, and therefore, we6:51 too should pay attention to the details. So what we have here in Exodus, God God doesn't invite Israel to improvise worship. Alright? He doesn't say he doesn't call them7:03 out and say, alright, you know, however you wanna do it. This is not the Olympics with a freestyle category. He reveals the pattern by which we which he7:15 will be approached by us. And the New Testament teaches that this pattern was a, as I mentioned earlier, a a shadow pointing to the true access to God7:26 fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Now that truth, quite frankly, collides head on with our modern instinct to redefine everything. It's happening right now. Faith, morality, identity.7:38 We do we wanna do it in our own terms. That's rebellion is what that is. Scripture reminds us that god is not discovered through self expression but through divine revelation.7:50 And and we don't need to nor get the ability to invent a way to approach god. We just need to follow the way, Jesus, the8:02 way, the truth, and the life. The details matter. Father, thank you for your word and a reminder that you are a God of order. You are a God of great detail, and8:14 you have made the way. You have set the way by which man will approach you. And, lord, for us in this new era of the new8:26 covenant, Lord, it is by grace through faith through Jesus Christ alone. And I pray father that we would not as you told Moses, don't forget this. This is what8:37 it is. This is how you're gonna do it. Lord, may we submit to your direction and your instructions and your way. And, Lord, may we enjoy your presence,8:49 Lord, as Moses did, as the as the people. Lord, I I pray that you would sanctify us, set us apart for your purposes, for your glory, and for your honor. And use us, Lord, to spread the good9:01 news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. For we pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. A pretty short session this morning, but remember, the details matter. And, the Lord has given us the way to9:13 approach him. Let's share that way with others. Until next time, keep standing on the word.9:21 Today's study comes from the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you9:33 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at f r c dot o r g slash bible.In this video 0:00 The Divine Blueprint: God's Detailed Plan for the Tabernacle
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