“The Tabernacle Is A Unit”
“Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen
and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled
worker. All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and
four cubits wide. Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the
other five. Make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in
one set, and do the same with the end curtain in the other set. Make fifty
loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with
the loops opposite each other. Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to
fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a unit.
“Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven
altogether. All eleven curtains are to be the same size—thirty cubits
long and four cubits wide. Join five of the curtains together into one set and
the other six into another set. Fold the sixth curtain double at the front of
the tent. Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and
also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. Then make fifty bronze
clasps and put them in the loops to fasten the tent together as a unit.
Exodus 26:1-11
Too long, too short, too big, too small. Too tight, too loose.
All can describe the clothes we wear, but they also can show how hard it is to
find the right church to call your own.
We
do know that God wants us to fit together. In Exodus we find very exacting
details on how to make a tabernacle. Each part fits together – into a unit.
No
church will be a perfect fit, but we can all work at fitting together more
perfectly.
Christ’s love creates unity in the midst of diversity.
Our Daily Bread –