The Tabernacle: Space for God
Summit Life with J.D. Greear
J.D. Greear Ministries
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
As we close our journey through the book of Exodus, we come to a seemingly anticlimactic ending—the construction of the tabernacle. You might think it strange, after all of the crescendos in the book, to end here. The burning bush, the 10 plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, Moses meeting God on the mountain … and this is the happy ending? But as Pastor J.D. shows us, the tabernacle functioned as the center of the Israelites walk with God. Not only that, but through Jesus, it can enrich our daily time with God as well.
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| 0:00.0 | God has recreated a way back into his presence after our sin had driven us out. |
| 0:06.7 | God is restoring his presence with his people because y'all, that's always been the point. |
| 0:12.0 | The presence of God with his people is the whole point of this Exodus journey. |
| 0:31.7 | Hey friends, welcome to the Summit Life podcast. I'm Molly Bidovich. And before we get started today, |
| 0:35.5 | I want to share about an upcoming event that might be for you or for the leaders God is placed in your church. This spring, our partners at the Summit Collaborative are hosting a Multiply Intensive, |
| 0:42.7 | a two-day experience designed for pastors, planters, and church leaders who are ready to take |
| 0:48.0 | the gospel further through intentional, scalable multiplication. |
| 0:52.1 | The Multiply Intensive brings together those who are planting churches, |
| 0:55.7 | raising up disciples and equipping teams to make kingdom impact at scale. |
| 1:00.1 | Participants will gain the vision, tools, and next steps needed to move from maintenance |
| 1:04.5 | to movement. The event takes place on Tuesday, March 24th through Wednesday, March 25th, |
| 1:10.4 | in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Summit |
| 1:12.7 | Church Capitol Hills campus. Don't just grow your church, multiply your impact. Learn more or |
| 1:18.6 | invite a leader from your church today at summitcollaborative.org. Today we wrap up our journey |
| 1:24.3 | through the book of Exodus, and we find ourselves in a place |
| 1:27.5 | that might feel a little unexpected. |
| 1:30.4 | After all the big dramatic moments, you know, the burning bush, the plagues, the Red Sea, |
| 1:35.0 | Moses meeting with God on the mountain, you might expect the book to end with another major |
| 1:39.4 | crescendo. |
| 1:40.4 | Instead, we land on detailed instructions for building the tabernacle. |
| 1:45.1 | And at first glance, it can feel a bit anticlimactic, |
| 1:48.4 | but Pastor Jady helps us see that this wasn't just about a building. |
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