November 14, 2025

Some of the furnishings for the temple were bigger and more abundant than what was used in the tabernacle. Solomon used every bit of gold, silver, brass, and other things that had been dedicated to God; it wouldn’t have been right for him to use them elsewhere, so he made sure that all of it was made into utensils and other items for use in the temple. The scale of the temple was much larger than the tabernacle that Moses had put together, and so the areas for sacrifices were also larger. God didn’t want anyone to have excuses for not bringing their offerings; the number of people had grown, and there needed to be a sufficient number of priests with plenty of room to handle the number of people coming into the temple daily. We are so fortunate that Jesus came as our offering for our sins; not only was he the perfect sacrifice to atone for our sins, but he also did away with the need for a priest and the slaughter and burning of all the animals. Can you imagine having to bring your cow to church? Make it a point to ask forgiveness for your sins daily and start your day fresh and clean. If you think you don’t sin, you might be delusional. You may want to seek forgiveness for deceiving yourself.

Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. 2 Chronicles 4:18