What does it mean to live in a tent rather than a permanent dwelling?
Living in a tent means living in something not substantial or permanent, something you can pick up and move. Paul refers to the body as a tent or tabernacle, showing it is temporary and not here forever. It is a movable, temporary dwelling rather than a fixed, enduring structure.
Les explains that when you live in a tent, you are not living in something substantial and permanent; you are living in something you can pick up and move. He then connects this to Paul, who refers to our body as a tent, a tabernacle, indicating it is not here forever but is temporary. Les says we have to tie all this together, and the broader context moves to the tabernacle instructions, where a tent made of skins is described, reinforcing the image of a temporary dwelling.