Exodus 40:33-38 "And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys."
Moses had received the testimony of God in mount Sinai a second time. When he came down from the mount, his face shone with such a light from the presence of God that he had to wear a vail over his face when he spoke to the children of Israel. Moses declared to them again the word of the LORD, and those called out to do so began to fashion all that pertained to the tabernacle. All the tools were made according to the word of God, the tabernacle was built according to the pattern that God had shown Moses, and the priestly garments were designed according to God’s direction. All was now in readiness for the service of the LORD according to the law. The LORD’s servant, Moses, had finished the work of building and sanctifying the place where God would show His glory to His people.
The LORD’s glory was evident both day and night. He made His glory to appear in such a way that it could be seen in the sight of all the house of Israel. As long as the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle, the children of Israel undertook no journey. When the glory of the LORD moved, the children of Israel moved. This was true whether the cloud stayed in one place for a day or a year.
Beloved, the work of building and sanctifying the place where the glory of the LORD is seen today is a finished work. It was finished by the work of Jesus Christ in His life, His death, His burial, His resurrection, and that fact that He is alive forevermore. He has worked His work of glory in the hearts of His children and sanctified spiritual Israel to follow according to the leading of the glory of the LORD. He has made His glory to be seen by us regardless of where our “tent” is pitched. We can see His glory from the highest mountains and from the lowest valleys. Abide where the LORD abides and go where He leads.