Exodus 40:31 says, And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:  Moses, Aaron and Aaron's sons washed their hands and feet at the laver.  The laver was not there simply for ceremonial purposes, but was there to physically cleanse the hands and feet of those who were to come closest to God.  We today are not just ceremonial cleansed by the blood of Christ, but we are spiritually cleansed in order to come close to God.  Of course, the laver would be of no use unless Moses, Aaron and Aaron's sons used it in accordance with God's directions, just as the death of of Christ is no good to an individual unless it is accepted by faith as an atonement for the sins of that individual.  Verse thirty-two states, When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.  This simply tells us that they obeyed God's command, just as we must today if we are to serve Him effectively.  Verse thirty-three adds, And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.  The work of the tabernacle was finally finished, as God had instructed Moses to build it. The people then had to simply use it as it had been intended to be used.  Today, the work of  redemption is finished, through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross, according to God's plan.  We simply have to accept it.  Verse thirty-four declares, Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.  A cloud then covered the tent of the congregation and the tent was filed with the presence of the LORD.  This was a visible sign of God's presence.  We today may not have a physical sign of God's presence, but if we are a Christian, we are filled with the Holy Spirit, which is the presence of God in us.  Verse thirty-five states, And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.  Even Moses, God's spokesman to the people, was unable to enter the tent of the congregation when it was filled with the presence of God.  We today, through the sacrifice of Christ, have unlimited access to God.   Verse thirty-six adds, And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:  When the cloud was removed, the people of Israel continued on their journey.  We today have God with us wherever we go on our journey of life.  Of course, God had not abandoned them when the cloud disappeared, but the symbol of His presence was gone.  Likewise, we do not have a physical symbol of God with us, but like the people of Israel, we must simply go by faith.  Verse thirty-seven continues, But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.  When the cloud didn't go up, the people of Israel did not move.  We today must not move until God directs us to if we are to be effective in doing His work.  Verse thirty-eight concludes, For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.  There was a cloud on the tabernacle by day and a pillar of fire on it by night throughout all the journey of the people of Israel.  God is with us today if we are followers of Christ through the presence of the Holy Spirit.  This concludes Exodus, and next we will go to Philippians.