God would not have His people expend means extravagantly for show or ornament, but He would have them observe neatness, order, taste, and plain beauty in preparing a house for Him in which He is to meet with His people. Those who build a house for God should manifest as much greater interest, care, and taste in its arrangement as the object for which it is prepared is higher and more holy than that for which common dwelling houses are prepared. {2T 257.1}

Gud vil ikke have at hans folk bruger midler vildt til fremvisning og besmykkelse, men han vil have dem til at følge nethed, orden, smag og tydelig skønhed når et hus indrettes for ham hvori han mødes med hans folk. Dem som bygger et hus for Gud bør vise ligeså megen interesse, omsorg og smag i dets indretning som til et hus der bygges til noget højere og helligere end de almindelige bolighuse der bygges.