2 Chronicles 4-7

In 2 Chronicles 5:13 we see the reappearance of the cloud of the LORD. For generations the people of Israel had been told about the cloud. It had been the physical reminder of God's presence as the Jews wandered in the wilderness. Once Joshua had led the nation into the Promised Land the cloud was no longer mentioned. Hundreds of years later God sends the cloud of his presence again. And just like what had happened when the tabernacle was completed (Exodus 40:34-35) God got in the way of his people seeking to worship him. In this act, which God repeated I see a subtle message. Even though God enjoys the worship of his people I think he would rather inhabit the works of their hands. Especially when those works are intended to focus on him.
Stuart