MOSHE ACTED

“Moshe did this – he acted in accordance with everything Adonai had ordered him to do.”
Exodus 40:16

We made it; the final chapter of Exodus is the passage we look it today. The story of the Isra’elites’ journey and troubles, however, is far from done. In the close of Genesis we saw Yosef as second in command and his family safe in Egypt, living on the best of the land. Yet now we see four hundred years later that same nation escaped via Adonai’s mighty hand and working their way through the desert to enter the promised land. Oh my, how things have changed for this race of called people.
So then, let us look at where Adonai’s people are as we look briefly at Exodus 40. On the first day of the first month, Adonai has stated that Moshe was to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting. The ark was to be placed inside and concealed with the curtain. The table, menorah, and altar for incense were to be set in place. The basin was to be filled and ready, and the courtyard set up all around it. This was it. This was the real thing, no longer a dress rehearsal. Even Aharon and his sons were dressed in their new ordained priestly garments, allowing them to serve in the place of cohen. And Moshe acted in accordance with all Adonai ordered him to do.
Notice what happened after all this was done, because this is where it gets good. Only after Moshe followed each detail do we see Exodus 40:34. “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Adonai filled the tabernacle.” Coming down as a cloud, He rested in the tabernacle. When the people saw the cloud they knew not only to not enter, but also not to travel. When the cloud was lifted, they were able to move. Let this be a lesson to us. Unless we act in obedience to Adonai, the glory will not come. And unless we give Him His place, and work within His timeline, we only put ourselves in the role of playing God. I am not God. As such, I step back to allow Him to do His work in me as I work to obey Him more.

Exodus 40:1-38