Hey God does it have to be 27 inches high?

Sorry I am late posting today.  I made the mistake of trying to defragment my disk first.

Also I want to say Happy Birthday to my daughter Sarah today and thank you to my wife for carrying her for 9 months and then being a mom for the next 21 years in this world that is so challenging to raise children in!

Plans for the Ark of the Covenant

 ¹⁰ “Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.^{[a] 11} Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it. ¹² Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side. ¹³ Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. ¹⁴ Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it. ¹⁵ These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them. ¹⁶ When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant,^[b] which I will give to you.  Exodus 25:1-16

Plans for the Table

 ²³ “Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.^{[e] 24} Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge. ²⁵ Decorate it with a 3-inch border^[f] all around, and run a gold molding along the border. ²⁶ Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs. Exodus 25:23-26

God is giving a lot of specifics on materials, dimensions and building plans!

Design of the Chestpiece

 ¹⁵ “Then, with great skill and care, make a chestpiece to be worn for seeking a decision from God.^[v] Make it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. ¹⁶ Make the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches^[w] square. ¹⁷ Mount four rows of gemstones^[x] on it. The first row will contain a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald. ¹⁸ The second row will contain a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone. ¹⁹ The third row will contain an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst. ²⁰ The fourth row will contain a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones will be set in gold filigree. ²¹ Each stone will represent one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe will be engraved on it like a seal.   Exodus 28:15-21
 

I put a lot of today’s readings up to help us see how specific God is. So I have some questions.

Do you believe that God has a specific way he wants you to serve him?

If you have children is there a way he specifically wants them to get involved to learn service like a local 
mission or other similar area?

Does God have a specific amount of time He wants you to sacrifice to service or worship?  One hour a week? 2 Hours?

Is there anything specifically he wants you to give up to give time to Him or limit the time you are spending on other things? Golf, TV, Hunting or idleness as a few examples?

Just think about today’s reading. Did God tell Moses to go out and hire contractors to accomplish all of this?

Do you have a skill you can contribute to God’s plan?

Today’s readings:

EXODUS 25:1-28:43

Tomorrow’s readings:

EXODUS 29:1-31:18