Everything Put into Place

Exodus 40: 20 He took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark and set the mercy seat above on the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22 He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil, 23 and arranged the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, 25 and set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 26 He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil, 27 and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 28 He put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle. 29 And he set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing, 31 with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.

In this last chapter of Exodus, the assembly of the Tabernacle has been completed, and the furnishings have all been prepared. It is now move-in day. I remember well our recent move into our home, where we had planned where everything would go and fit just right. Once that was done, we could get on with what we came to do.  That is where Israel was: they had come out of Egypt to worship God. Now they were ready.  What is keeping you from being ready?  What is still not "in place"?  Stop holding back. Get on with putting everything in place.