2.15.10 "This 'Tedious' Job of Obedience"

"This 'Tedious' Job of Obedience"

Exodus 39:1-40:38
Mark 1:1-28
Psalm 35:1-16
Proverbs 9:11-12

For the past several chapters in Exodus, we've been reading of the details of the tabernacle construction. For much of this the majority of us have "endured" the details of the labors of Bezalel and his gang. We're thinking "why do we need to know about the thread and the poles and the lampstand?"

Here's why we need to know it. Ex. 40:16 says, "So Moses proceeded to do all as the Lord had commanded him." Verses 19,21, 23,26, and 29 all end with the phrase "... just as the Lord had commanded him."

Much of what the Lord had commanded took a lot of work. It wasn't glamorous. It wasn't prestigious. There were many details that seemed to be minor. But they were what the Lord commanded.

So what's the big deal? Ex. 40:34 "Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle and the glory of the Lord filled it."

The big deal is the result of obedience. It's the presence of the Lord. What if the story had been, "Yeah, God, we know you wanna build it that other way, but we saved money & time by just sewing together a bunch of used clothes..." How would that have brought honor to the Lord?

Remember the phrase, "Why be faithful in small things? God has big plans!" There are small things in each one of our lives. We must be obedient in ALL of these. God desires to dwell with us. He wont dwell with disobedience.

Verse 36-37 say, "Whenever the cloud lifted and moved, the people of Israel journeyed onward, following it. But if the cloud stayed, they stayed until it moved."

What a privilege to have the presence of the Lord to give such direction. Do you think the Lord desires that in our lives today? There are things that he is asking of me. There are things that at first glance seem a bit "tedious". I want his presence in my life. I need to be obedient in all things.

My obedience is critical to my Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship. If I obey, he will dwell with me.



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