Exodus 26:1 “Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.”
Work Done Well
I am not much for interior decorating, but I do have a “Cool Room” in my house. By “cool,” I don’t mean that it has an air conditioner in the window. No sir! You’ll find all kinds of cowboy stuff in there, but you won’t find anything pretty. It is the only room in my house that is completely a “man room”!
Exodus 26 has much to say about decorating the interior of the Tabernacle. If you love curtains, this is the chapter for you! In all sincerity, there are truths found in Exodus 26 that are important and instructive to us. The Bible reminds us that the heart and effort we put into our work should be worthy of the One for whom we do it.
What should be true of our work if it to be done well? First of all, our work should be beautiful. Work for God is worthy of our best effort. The curtains were to be “of cunning work.” The work put into making the curtains for the Tabernacle was to be skilled and artful. Now, I am not an artist, but God is interested in beauty! We live in a world of beauty, and God designed it that way. Anything worth doing for God is worth doing well!
Second of all, our work should be exact. God gave specific measurements for the curtains, and He said, “Every one of the curtains shall have one measure.” (verse 2) That is, they were supposed to be made to exactly the same dimensions. It is not right for our work to the Lord to be shabby.
Third of all, our work should be done to a standard. The tabernacle was to be raised according to the standard that God has set beforehand (verse 30). Any work we receive from the Lord should be done for the Lord and to His standard.
Any work for the Lord should be worthy of our best efforts. Work for the Lord should shine a light on the reason why we are doing the work. May the effort we put into our work today be worthy of the One for Whom we are doing it!