Big Idea: Worship involves giving gifts to God and receiving revelation from God.
Understanding the Text
Israel’s tabernacle is almost ready for use. The tent of meeting had been erected eleven and a half months after the exodus (Exod. 40:17). The Aaronic priests have been ordained (Lev. 8–9), and priestly rituals for using the tabernacle have been formulated (Lev. 1–7). The censuses (Num. 1–4) for organizing the army for conquest and for stationing the Levites for protecting and serving the tent of meeting have been described. Laws have been provided for the elimination of impurities that can defile the tabernacle: uncleanness (Num. 5:1–4; cf. Lev. 11–15), oath violations (Num. 5:5–14), adultery (5:11–31), and violations of Nazirite vows (6:1–21). And the sons of Aaron have been taught…