Vayakhel - ויקהל : “And He assembled”
Torah : Exodus 35:1–38:20
Haftarah : 1 Kings 7:40–50
Gospel : Mark 15

Thought for the Week:

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, he assembled the congregation of Israel and told them to build the Tabernacle. In the same way, when Messiah comes again, He will gather together His assembly from the four corners of the world and rebuild His Father’s house.

Commentary:

Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the LORD’s contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments. (Exodus 35:21)

The assembly of Messiah is metaphorically spoken of as “the Temple.” In 1 Corinthians 6:19 Paul reminds us that we are to function as the holy temple of God, and again, in 2 Corinthians 6:16, he says that “we are the temple of the living God.”

But remember, Moses did not build the Tabernacle. He brought down the instructions, but the people did the...