A Pattern Of Life

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalm 34:1

It has been said that too many Christians worship their work, work at their play, and play at their worship. What we do on Sundays we call “worship,” but is it really? For many people the subject of worship is an enigma. They come to services and sing, but they sense something is missing. They pray and talk with God each day, but find themselves wondering if perhaps there is something they failed to learn about their life with God.

When you begin to read the Scriptures and study the people of the Old Testament, you cannot read far before you begin to understand that worship was the pattern of their lives. The Lord Himself designed the first worship center. He was very specific; it took seven chapters to describe how He wanted it built. He made it portable and designed it to be a visual aid for the worshiping Israelites. The tabernacle was the center of the encampment of God’s people. It was a way of showing that God was to be at the center of His people in worship as a way of life. Worship is at the top of God’s priority list.