The worship that they conducted was worship that was in accord with what God had revealed to them…the worship of God must be done in accord with the principles that he has laid down in his Word. There is a principle of regulation here. They are not free to build any old temple in any old place. They are not free to say,
Derek W. H. ThomasWell, we do not need a temple. We do not need sacrifices. We do not need the shedding of blood. We do not need priests. We do not need the ritual of Levitical ceremonies anymore.They were not free to do that. They must do it according to that which had been laid down. And nothing that has happened in the coming of the new covenant has changed that principle. We, too, must worship in accordance with that which God has laid down in his Word.1
10 Lorsque les ouvriers posèrent les fondements du temple de l'Eternel, on fit assister les sacrificateurs en costume, avec les trompettes, et les Lévites, fils d'Asaph, avec les cymbales, afin qu'ils célèbrent l'Eternel, d'après les ordonnances de David, roi d'Israël.