There is an important thing to remember when reading about the dimensions of the tabernacle and converting them to today's standard of measurement.  There were three measurements for the cubit; the common cubit measured 18 inches, the holy cubit measured 21 inches and the sacred cubit measured 25 inches. One could logically conclude that the measurements within the most sacred places would be the sacred cubit.

The priest's ephod and breastpiece are described in Exodus 39.  Each precious stone represents one of the twelve tribes of Israel.  There is much speculation as to which tribe had which stone.

A timeframe is established in the reading in Exodus 40.  "So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year".   They have now been away from Egypt for one year and it is time to once again celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover). 

Moses did everything as the Lord commanded.

This phrase is repeated several times in today's reading. Can others say this about us? Do we as Believers do everything as the Lord commanded?

And so Moses finished the work.
Again, can this be said about us as Believers? Do we finish the work that the Lord has given us to do? 

And look what happened next. The Lord was so pleased with the work.
“…and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.”

Can there be a more spectacular proclamation? Maybe so. Read the following.

Acts 4:31
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

As the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle, so we should allow ourselves to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Imagine a group of people so filled with the Holy Spirit that the place where they are meeting is shaken. Kind of gives a person goosebumps doesn’t it?