Are you aware of the miracle of the bumble bee? I have heard it before and it was confirmed just earlier today as I received a reel to watch and give added confirmation and inspiration. (I will share the link below for you also) My awe of God continues as I finish reading the book of Exodus again.
I tend to be more of an experiential and visual learning and so while I read all the details on construction I may not fully grasp the exact image but it gets more and more clear the more I connect and read. What stands out to me most in all of this though is how everything was “Just So”. This is not something to brush past or take lightly, just like the miracle of bumble bees…
So God tells Moses extremely finite details for the temple, ark, priestly attire, sacrifices and all that pertains to… while they are literally in the middle of the wilderness. God was very specific because He is Holy and nothing short of Holy can come near Him or be filled by Him. As the details are read the mind can be a bit overwhelmed but Moses now being the leader, mouthpiece and confidant with Adonai takes it all confidently and delivers the work to the children of Israel. Then on top of all that all the people had “More than enough!”, this is also beautifully awesome as the reason they had so much was because He moved the hearts of the Egyptians to give to the Israelites as they left the land of slavery. This is a classic example of how we are only stewards of what God puts in our hands and that He puts in our hands on purpose. All of these materials were used for His greatness and also allowed them to tithe.
Next, God’s Spirit moves upon the people encouraging them and giving them understanding on how to create the exact descriptions into completeness. He knew whose heart was able to work in such a manner to create everything perfectly. It was all, ALL, made “just as Adonai commanded Moses”. AMAZING! Then Moses set it all up in accordance to the exacts that Adonai command in the exact way. Everything was Just So, because God is worthy of it all to be and because He establishes everything.
So why the bumble bee brought in to this? Well, the bumble bee per human science and knowing should not be able to fly or carry itself but, it does and it does a lot of great work for all creation. This little awesome creature is a valuable part of life and it is able to be and do so because God said that it will and it does. I read a quote yesterday that ties in as well, “My eye is not on the density of the fog, but on the living God who controls every circumstance of my life!” (George MÜller, (sorry, I don’t know how to get the German u to be lower case)) Amen! Hallelujah.
Did you know that the reason we are not allowed back into the Garden of Eden is because we are tainted? Everything that God walks in HAS to be Holy otherwise it will be destroyed. This is just one of the many reasons He wants us to be deliberate and obedient with Him – we cannot be in alignment with His glory for life if we keep running away, make our own changes or stick with a life that is filled with sin. It is a process at times as we continue to see with the Israelites which makes this Tabernacle build even more miraculous in the ways that every one came together and worked with the purpose of the Lord.
Here comes some inspiration to all this: If God has placed a calling on your heart don’t let anyone other than Him tell you how to do the details that only He knows and sees in you and how to. None of us have the insight of the biggest picture of all except Him, so if He is saying I need to write… I will write. What has He been getting your attention about lately? Are you allowing Him to show you His glory? If the bumble bee can fly and a work of art can be made in the desert to be a Holy Tabernacle, then He can birth that seed of life that is inside of you that only He could give you. Woo!
[Bumble bee link here]
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