There will be problems…. (devo reflection)

Exodus 26:30 “Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.

Other people can be exhausting. Working with other people, especially when you have a clear vision of how something should be or go, can lead to all kinds of conflict. Ironically, many times, that conflict springs from misunderstandings and miscommunications, but the destruction it can cause is very real.

Exodus 26:31 “Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 

This vision of the tabernacle, recreated in Exodus in excruciating detail, should be pretty easy to recreate because of that level of detail. But if it is my passion project and I perceive that you are screwing it up, there will be problems.

Exodus 26:32 Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. 

Precious Savior, Working with others can be incredibly difficult, especially if I am so focused on my task that I lose sight of the feelings and opinions of others. Help me to see how to navigate my passion for a project with other people’s feelings so that we can accomplish the goal and keep our dignity intact. Help me, Jesus. Amen.

Exodus 26:33 Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

Have a blessed day. 

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