In chapter 4 God gave Moses the instructions for the Levites who had the privilege of carrying the most holy articles from the tabernacle. The priests were to cover the articles to protect them from the elements and hide them from the sight of the people. Even the Levites who were carrying them were not allowed to look on them. I think that for me that would have been a tremendous temptation. I imagine a Kohathite who was assigned to carry the ark walking up to this skin covered mound with two golden poles sticking out from each end. The weight would have been manageable, but was the curiosity difficult to restrain? Was it a constant fight not to peek inside the skins as they walked down the road? Did they train themselves to look away if the wind caught the skin just right? Maybe their reverence for their Savior and Redeemer made the task of carrying the ark a joy and the temptation to look at the hidden beauty passed quickly. Maybe it was fear that deflected their curiosity. It would take a great deal of faith to carry those articles of the tabernacle and trust that God to provide physical safety in such close proximity to the holiest object on earth.
It took me about 18 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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