Worship Within the Veil-Dwelling Place Series 1.2
After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins,And I will set it up (Acts 15:16).
Have you ever built a house out of cards? I used to try to do this, but was never any good at it. No matter how carefully or neatly I tried to stack the cards, I simply could not get them to stand without falling. After they fell I would try to rebuild, but was never very successful. Fortunately, for all of us, when God declares He will rebuild something, He is always successful.
The Tabernacle of David is the second dwelling place in our series. It was originally built by David on Mt. Zion, near the beginning of his reign over all Israel. David’s tabernacle was unique over all the other dwelling places in that it was only a tent, with the Ark of the Covenant inside. It was not an elaborate building like the Temple of Solomon, or a huge structure like the Tabernacle of Moses. Yet God declared that He would rebuild David’s tabernacle. It is the tabernacle that governs the New Testament age that we all live in. What made this tabernacle so special?
The answer is that the tabernacle of David had no veil separating people from the presence of God. In every other Old Testament dwelling place there was a veil, or curtain, that kept people away from the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark contained the power, glory, and manifest presence of God. Because Christ had not yet come to atone for sin, God had to place separation between Himself and man in the form of a thick curtain.
However, David had such a passion in His heart for God that God overlooked His own law and allowed David into His very presence. David’s hunger and desire for God brought him through every obstacle. God found him to be a man after His own heart (1 Samuel 13:14), and God is still looking for these men and women today. Passion will bring us through the veil and into the living presence of our Living Savior.
The great thing is that not only did David get to enjoy the blessing of his passion, those around him did also. During David’s time, every one with clean hands and a pure heart could enter into God’s unveiled presence. If you grab passionately grab hold of God, others will follow. Again, this tabernacle symbolizes the New Testament age we all live in. God no longer is hiding behind a curtain, but is waiting for us to come and commune with Him. So be inspired by the desire of David. God is looking for this kind to worship Him.
Have you ever built a house out of cards? I used to try to do this, but was never any good at it. No matter how carefully or neatly I tried to stack the cards, I simply could not get them to stand without falling. After they fell I would try to rebuild, but was never very successful. Fortunately, for all of us, when God declares He will rebuild something, He is always successful.
The Tabernacle of David is the second dwelling place in our series. It was originally built by David on Mt. Zion, near the beginning of his reign over all Israel. David’s tabernacle was unique over all the other dwelling places in that it was only a tent, with the Ark of the Covenant inside. It was not an elaborate building like the Temple of Solomon, or a huge structure like the Tabernacle of Moses. Yet God declared that He would rebuild David’s tabernacle. It is the tabernacle that governs the New Testament age that we all live in. What made this tabernacle so special?
The answer is that the tabernacle of David had no veil separating people from the presence of God. In every other Old Testament dwelling place there was a veil, or curtain, that kept people away from the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark contained the power, glory, and manifest presence of God. Because Christ had not yet come to atone for sin, God had to place separation between Himself and man in the form of a thick curtain.
However, David had such a passion in His heart for God that God overlooked His own law and allowed David into His very presence. David’s hunger and desire for God brought him through every obstacle. God found him to be a man after His own heart (1 Samuel 13:14), and God is still looking for these men and women today. Passion will bring us through the veil and into the living presence of our Living Savior. The great thing is that not only did David get to enjoy the blessing of his passion, those around him did also. During David’s time, every one with clean hands and a pure heart could enter into God’s unveiled presence. If you grab passionately grab hold of God, others will follow. Again, this tabernacle symbolizes the New Testament age we all live in. God no longer is hiding behind a curtain, but is waiting for us to come and commune with Him. So be inspired by the desire of David. God is looking for this kind to worship Him.
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