The Tabernacle was the mobile Temple of Israel during its pilgrimage to the Promised Land.
Among the many utensils, there was the pure gold lampstand. The divine command was that
its seven branches be continuously lit. For this, the priests had to constantly supply pure
olive oil (Ex. 27:20). Under the New Covenant, every born-again believer is a walking
Temple of the Holy Spirit heading toward the heavens. This new temple, like the Tabernacle,
also needs oil to remain lit. Its light must never go out because it represents the presence of
God. The priests divided themselves into shifts to ensure the Temple was never in darkness.
The oil could not run out. It was a constant sacrifice. The flames of the lampstand today
symbolize living and active faith—a rational, intelligent, and supernatural faith that demands
the sacrifice of one's own will. To maintain it, there must be a continuous sacrifice of the self
for the benefit of God's will. If we assess why there are so many dim believers, we will find a
lack of light. It is the absence of the Spirit.
And there is a lack of light because there is a lack of pure oil. Without fuel, there is no fire.
Without fire, there is no light, and consequently, there is darkness... Another example is
Moses. He believed in God. And when he looked at Mount Sinai and saw the fire in the
bush, he said, "I will go over and see this great sight" (Ex. 3:3). This was a revelation from
God to Moses. Upon arriving there, the fire spoke to him (Ex. 3), he believed, and that fire
came to dwell within him. That’s why he had the strength to do what he did and confront
Pharaoh as he did.
Moses went up to Mount Sinai dim and came down on fire. God would not ask for a great
sacrifice (total surrender on the altar) if He did not have a great reward for that attitude.
Moses ascended Mount Sinai to "see the great wonder," and God wanted to make Moses
"the wonder itself."
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