Moses was tasked with leading somewhere between 1.5 and 2.4 million people in a harsh wilderness with limited resources. Even with all the miraculous provision God had made for His people along the way, such leadership would have taken an astounding amount of faith and trust in the Lord.

-In order to stay as focused on the Lord as possible in his leadership, Moses did something that was not commanded of him. He pitched a tent outside of the camp where he could seek the Lord. He called it the “Tent of Meeting” because the Lord would descend on the tent when Moses entered and meet with him there.

What are some of the thoughts that come to mind when you hear the challenge that we should set up a Tent of Meeting where we can meet regularly meet with the Lord?

Think about your average day. Think about the problems that you face each day. How much time do you estimate that you spend thinking about those problems, worrying about them, strategizing how to solve them, or worrying about the outcomes of your efforts to solve them? Don’t include the time you spend on actually trying to solve the problems.

What are some of the things that you might need to say ‘no’ to in order to set up a Tent of Meeting for yourself?