In Exodus the construction of the Tabernacle is explicit in detail. From the construction of the actual sanctuary, to the robes that the priests were supposed to wear, every millimeter is planned by God.

Moses was the one taking the instructions, as he was the only one allowed to be in the presence of God.

Meanwhile those silly Israelites were getting impatient. They wanted a God which they could see and feel. So they asked Aaron the high priest to make them one.

Furthermore they not only asked Aaron to make a false idol for them but they gave him all of their gold, their very finest metal, to make the golden calf.

Do not be deceived, they devil will take your finest and make it an idol which will distract you from God.

When reading this story it literally broke my heart. God must have been so excited to get together with Moses. This was His house and it was a way that he was planning to come down and be among His people.

Yet when He saw what they had done he became furious and wanted to “consume them.” Moses pled for mercy from God but he did not let the sin go unpunished. He had the Levites cull the flock and rid it of the people who had sinned against God in this horrible way.

After this Moses merely used a tent for his tabernacle. What a shame. The Israelites could have had a beautiful tabernacle to worship in. They chose to sin, and as a result, Moses had to worship from a tent.

Do not be led astray. God wants the very best for you. The devil will deceive you into thinking that the sinful path will bring you your desires in life. That is a lie. In the New Testament there is a verse which says, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all His righteousness, and then all of these things shall be added unto you.”

I guess it depends on what you want in life. Do you want to have a tabernacle gilded in gold or a tent?