Exodus 37:20 says, And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:  These last few verses concern the candlestick.  It says there were four bowls like almonds, knops, and flowers.  I have a hard time visualizing this, but it was all to be made according to God's plan.  So, today if we cannot visualize all of God's plan, if we are following His guidance, everything will be okay.  Verse twenty-one states, And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.  Then verse twenty-two adds, Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.  The dictionary says a knop is a knob, especially an ornamental one.  The six branches and their knops were all the same. and they were made of pure gold.  Verse twenty-three says, And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.  There were a seven lamps, snuffers, and snuff dishes made of pure gold.  We can see why those who were not a part of the people of Israel, God's people, would want the items in the tabernacle.  There was a lot of gold used in making them.  We today as followers of Christ, may not have great riches, but often those in the world desire what we have.  The most valuable thing we have is a relationship with Christ, as was true of the people of Israel, and that is free for the asking.  Verse twenty-four states, Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.  Again, there was a lot of gold used in the construction of these items, and the people of Israel had been willing to give more.  We should always willingly give to support God's work.  Verse twenty-five declares, And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.  There was an altar built to burn incense, and it also had horns on it.  Verse twenty-six adds, And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.  Verse twenty-seven continues, And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.  Then verse twenty-eight concludes, And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.  As with tabernacle and everything else in it, the altar was to be transportable.  With all the gold involved, these things had to be heavy.  The people of Israel not only brought the supplies necessary to build and furnish the tabernacle according to God's plan, but they had to transport when they traveled.  We today are simply tasked with carrying the gospel into the world, yet we often act as though this is too much to ask.  Verse twenty-nine states, And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.  The holy anointing oil was made ready.  We today are anointed by the blood of Christ if we are Christians, and as with the anointing oil spoken of here, it is all by God's design.