Where do we go from here?

34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lordfilled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. (Exodus 40)
Exodus is an event filled account: the personal life of Moses, the plagues on Egypt, the Passover and escape from the land, the crossing of the sea, the giving of the commandments, and all sorts of failures on the part of God's people.  The climax of all these is what we find in the closing chapters: the instructions, building, and utilization of the Tabernacle.  They were running out of roadsides and seeing less and less familiar territory: how would they know which way to go? The Lord would show them. He would tell them when to stop and go, and which way to go.  He would always be there.  Today of course, as Paul tells us, we as God's people are the Tabernacle. He has promised to never leave or forsake us.  He has given us His Spirit to share with our spirit where and when to go.  It works well in congregation, making sure we are all hearing Him correctly.  Even if you know where you are going today - work, church, the amusement park, or a chess tournament - you still need to ask: Where and when.  Along the way God will bring you to people, at the right place and time, so He can use you in their lives, and them in yours, and at the end of they day you can say: "God has led me all the way."