What pattern was Moses given for building the tabernacle?
Jehovah instructed Moses on Mount Sinai to build the tabernacle according to a pattern—specifically, a pattern of the tabernacle in heaven. The earthly tabernacle was therefore modeled after the heavenly reality, which Hebrews 9 connects to Christ’s ministry as high priest of good things to come by a greater and more perfect tabernacle.
Les explains that when Moses was instructed by Jehovah up in Mount Sinai to build this tabernacle, God gave him a pattern of the tabernacle in heaven. This is the backdrop for Hebrews 9:11, where Christ became a high priest of good things to come by a greater and more perfect tabernacle. The earthly tabernacle was thus patterned after the heavenly one, pointing to the greater high-priestly work of Christ.