For the Israelites, it seems there was always a journey to be made, always dreaming of a place to call home, but seldom there. We too long for promised rest, but in this life the journey continues.

The tent of meeting is a simpler version of the later Temple, designed with God at the center and layers of access around.

It’s hard to carve out time in our busy schedules to worship God – which is exactly why it’s so important.

Moses was not able to look at God’s face – but that privilege was granted to all who were able to look into the face of Christ many years later.

The people grow impatient and return to their old ways.

Worship is more than a mental exercise – it can use all of the senses to surround us in the experience.

Worship in the community is a celebration of God’s presence in a way we cannot experience elsewhere.

Wherever worship takes place, it is an act of sacrifice and devotion to God, or it is not worship at all.

The worship we do when we gather, and the worship we do as we live a life of justice, mercy and humility, are all part of giving glory to God.

Old Testament laws were for a world in which faith and government were one. Applying them in a world where faith and government are separate is one of our most difficult modern challenges.