Christ was a true worker in temporal as well as in spiritual things, and into all His work He brought a determination to do His Father's will. The things of heaven and earth are more closely connected and are more directly under the supervision of Christ than many realize. 349 It was Christ who planned the arrangement for the first earthly tabernacle. He gave every specification in regard to the building of Solomon's temple. The One who in His earthly life worked as a carpenter in the village of Nazareth was the heavenly architect who marked out the plan for the sacred building where His name was to be honored.

Kristus var en trofast arbejder både i det timelige og det åndelige, og han var besluttet på at gøre sin Faders vilje i alt sit arbejde. Det himmelske og det jordiske hører nøjere sammen og står mere direkte under Kristi ledelse, end mange regner med. Det var Kristus, som lagde planerne for det første jordiske tabernakel. Han gav alle anvisninger til opførelse af Salomos tempel. Den, der i sin ungdom her på jorden arbejdede som tømrer i landsbyen Nazaret, var den himmelske arkitekt, som lavede tegningen til den hellige bygning, hvor hans navn skulle æres.