But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose from all your tribes, to establish His name there for His dwelling, and there you shall come.There are two reasons this verse caught my eye. First, it foretells the establishment of the temple. This is a very important part of the worship system, as it will be the official place of worship. Although there will be places for the Levites throughout the other tribes' territories, they will still have a special place of worship.
Second, it answers a question about what will happen to the tabernacle once the land is theirs. Currently, the people can easily worship at the tabernacle, because they're all together in one place. Soon, it won't be that easy. They will be scattered miles apart from each other, and they must know how they will worship. Will they all have their own altars for sacrifice in every town or farm? Or will they have to go to the nearest Levite town, and use those as worship hubs? Or will the tabernacle continuously travel the land, like the itinerant pastors of the American frontier times? No, the tabernacle will stay in one place, and they will come to it. The religion will be kept intact because there will only be one place to worship, one place where God will speak from. They will be kept together in both their culture and religion by coming together at a regular basis.
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