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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Tabernacle of David, #6
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. (Matthew 20:23)
The Kingdom of God includes many levels of calling. To sit on Jesus' right hand and His left has not been prepared for everyone, but it has been made ready for some.
All that God requires of any person is that he or she lay hold on that for which he has been grasped, that he press toward his own mark. Not everyone has been called to be among the Lord's warrior-firstfruits. Yet, in another sense, to be an overcomer and receive the royal inheritance is to whoever chooses to live victoriously in Jesus.
God knows from the days of creation all His works. No man can come to Jesus except the Father draw him. When all has been revealed we will understand that God Himself has constructed the Kingdom according to His own wisdom; and part of that wisdom is to draw out from His Church a firstfruits that will deliver the remainder of the Church—and the nations of saved people as well.
But the lukewarm, the backslidden, the careless, and the lazy will face an angry Christ in the Day of the Lord.
Both the "Zion Christians" and the "Gibeon Christians" fulfill the plan of God as it is revealed to them. God's blessing is on both aspects of His house.
The Spiritual Significance of the Two Parts of God's House
At one location we have the Tabernacle of the Congregation with five of its original seven furnishings. The Ark of the Covenant and the covering Mercy Seat are missing. At the other location we have the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat in their tent in Zion.
Let us think about the spiritual meaning of the seven vessels of the Tabernacle so we can understand the significance of separating the Ark and the Mercy Seat from the other five furnishings.
The Altar of Burnt Offering—the sacrifice of our Lord on the cross of Calvary; our receiving the blood atonement.
The Laver—repentance and water baptism; also, our daily washing as we read the word of God and do what it says.
The Table of Showbread—the born-again experience; partaking of the body and blood of Christ; the Substance of Christ in the anointed preaching of the Word of God.
The Lampstand—baptism with the Holy Spirit; the gifts and ministries of the Holy Spirit; the Spirit-filled life.
The Altar of Incense—the place of death to self as we pour out our soul in consecration to God; worship, praise, adoration, supplication, intercession, in the Spirit of God.
The Ark of the Covenant and the covering Lid of Atonement (Mercy Seat)—the Presence of the God of Israel; war against Satan. The tables of stone, the Ten Commandments, which were placed inside the Ark, were God's covenant of righteousness with man and the Divine judgment on Satan.
To be continued.