What role did the tabernacle and temple worship play in the life of Israel?

The tabernacle, and later the temple, was part of Israel’s heritage and became the very center of Jewish life. Israel constantly met there in the temple complex for worship, making it the central place of their national religious life and heritage.

Les explains that Israel’s tabernacle, and later the temple, was part of their heritage, going back to Romans chapter 9. It was the very center of Jewish life, and Israel was constantly meeting in the temple complex. In the surrounding context, Les contrasts this with religion, ritual, service, and the attempt to appease a holy God, which Paul warns against. The tabernacle and temple worship thus defined Israel’s national religious life.

Romans 9:4

Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

How central was the temple and tabernacle worship to Jewish life in Israel?

The tabernacle and later the temple worship were the very center of Jewish life in Israel. It was part of Israel's heritage, and they were constantly meeting there in the temple complex. This made temple and tabernacle worship central, not peripheral, to the nation's life.