One thing have I asked of Adonai,
that will I seek:
to dwell in the House of Adonai
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of Adonai,
and to meditate in His Temple. Psalm 27:4, TLV
When Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well, He spoke of a new “House” to worship His Father (John 4:21). Truly, in this “House” we would dwell forever. For Yeshua told her that one day, very soon, true worshippers would worship the Father in spirit and truth. For these are the worshippers He seeks (John 4:23).
When ADONAI instructed the children of Israel to build the Tabernacle in the desert, it was intended to be mobile, to be temporary (Exodus 26). Kind of like us.
King David wanted to build a more permanent and grand structure, but God said no because He was a warrior (2 Samuel 7). God allowed King Solomon to build their grand and permanent Temple (1 Kings 7), but really it wasn’t any more permanent than the Tabernacle.
Kind of like us, right. Our ultimate place of worship on earth will be our temporary “House” where we worship in spirit and truth.
Remember those threads I wrote about yesterday? Here’s another one. When The Word became flesh, He “tabernacled” among us:
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.
JOHN 1:14, TLV (JOHN SPEAKING OF YESHUA, EMPHASIS MINE)
Corporate worship will always be important. There is power in unity. But ultimately, our worship begins at “home.” And like the Tabernacle of old, we can take it anywhere.