Have them make this sanctuary and I will dwell among them. (Exodus 25:8)Tabernacle - verb - to dwell
Tabernacle can of course also be a noun and brings to mind different things, such as the traveling tent considered the house of God in the time of Moses.
It also refers to the small huts made by the Jewish people during the Festival of Tabernacles [Booths]. For seven days, the Jewish people built and lived in small makeshift shelters to connect with their ancestors who traveled through the wilderness in search of their promised land.
The root word of tabernacle also gives us the word tavern. In this usage, it would refer not so much to a bar, but more to an inn, where travelers could dwell on a temporary basis.
Psalm 90:1 turns the thought around from God dwelling with us to God being our dwelling place. Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
Ezekiel 37:27 reads: My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God and they will be my people. The bottom line is that God wants to be close to us, to live in us, and for us to live in him. Read: Revelation 21:3. What a blessed promise! We will live with God and God will live with us for all eternity.
This week, how will God's presence in your life be manifested to those around you?
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