WHAT?
- Blueprint for building the tabernacle
- Instructions and Details (What types of materials to use, how much, what colour, etc.)
- Details are so good that we could build the tabernacle today and it would basically match what the Israelites would have had at that time.
- Portable, to move with the people
WHY?
- Does God need a house to dwell among people?
- Does He who created the universe need a human created dwelling place?
- Some human effort is required if we want God to be among us
- It is up to us to create a holy space to make this place a better world
HOW?
- Bring gifts from your heart
- The best and most precious things you have
- Material gifts (monetary, objects)
- Immaterial gifts (talents, time)
- Gifts of the mind and heart (studying and teaching, listening and responding)
- Gifts of the self and gifts of action