EXODUS 36
25 For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty frames 26 and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame and two bases under the next frame. 27 For the rear of the tabernacle westward he made six frames. 28 He made two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear. 29 And they were separate beneath but joined at the top, at the first ring. He made two of them this way for the two corners. 30 There were eight frames with their bases of silver: sixteen bases, under every frame two bases.31 He made bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, 32 and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the tabernacle at the rear westward. 33 And he made the middle bar to run from end to end halfway up the frames. 34 And he overlaid the frames with gold, and made their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold
– Exodus 36:25-34
EXODUS 36 GOD PROVIDES THOSE WHO SUPPORT HIS KINGDOM
According to the inspired scriptures.com website, the symbolism of the building supports the Tabernacle in the context of giving is that each aspect of the support system pointed toward Jesus. The acacia wood symbolized His incorruptible body (Ps. 16:10(b); Acts 13:35). The gold symbolized His divinity, which makes our salvation possible (Jo. 1:1, 14; 3:16). The silver symbolizes redemption (Matt. 26:14-16). It is only through Jesus that our redemption is possible. The bronze symbolizes judgment (Ex. 38:2; Rev. 1:15; Rom. 16:20). He bore the judgment for each believer (2 Cor. 5:21; John 1:29; Acts 3:19; 1 John 2:2). He is the boards and the sockets which hold the Church together. He is also the veil or door which leads into the Tabernacle and fellowship with both Jesus and the Church in heaven (Jo. 14:6). When God’s people generously gave to build the tabernacle, God will provide for all those who supported to build his kingdom. All the materials he required to be used for frames and supports for the tabernacle were very specific. It symbolized how God’s provision for all those who contributed in building his kingdom were going to have stability and firm foundation. All these materials pointed to Jesus. He is the firm foundation that we need to anchor our lives on so that we will have that stability we need to navigate the very corrupt world we live in. God wants us to anchor our whole existence on Jesus.
REFLECTION
- Share a time when God blessed you more than what you offered for his church.
