The Tabernacle: A Lesson on Priorities

 Bible Reading:  Joshua 18:1-7

Key Verse: Verse 1 – “And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there.  And the land was subdued before them.”

Key Words: And the land was subdued before     them

         The principle of our text is clear.  The Tabernacle was the dwelling place of God; and when we take care of the things of God first, then God takes care of us (“the land was subdued before them”).  Keep God as the priority of your life.

The sun is a light twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.  All year long, all decade long, all century long, the sun just keeps on shining.  The problem, however, is that the earth gets dark.  How can there be all that light and the earth still gets dark?  It’s because the earth turns.  The earth gets dark because the earth is spinning on its axis. Therefore the side that faces the sun gets light and the side that is facing away does not.

If there is darkness in your life, it’s not because God, the Father of Lights, is turning; it’s because you are turning.  He is the Father of Lights and in Him there is no shadow. There is no darkness in Him.  Because God is faithful, He’s consistent.  Just like the sun, He is always shining and in His light, there is no shifting or moving shadow.  We just have to make sure we are turned toward Him.

                                                                         Dr. Mike Rouse

What to do:

            ✞ If your life is filled with darkness, stop turning from God and turn toward Him.