דבר תורה פרשת פקודי

דבר תורה פרשת פקודי

וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל משֶׁה אֶת הָאֹהֶל וְאֶת כָּל כֵּלָיו קְרָסָיו קְרָשָׁיו בְּרִיחָיו וְעַמֻּדָיו וַאֲדָנָיו

 (שמות לט:לג)

Now they brought the Mishkan to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings its clasps, its planks, its bars, its pillars and its sockets.

After all the parts of the Mishkan were completed, Bnei Yisrael brought those parts to Moshe so that he could assemble the Mishkan himself. Why couldn't they build it on their own? Why did they need Moshe's help in assembling the Mishkan?

Rashi asks these questions above - Bnei Yisrael could not build the Mishkan themselves? 

He gives an amazing answer from which we could a valuable lesson. Bnei Yisrael could not build the Mishkan because the parts were so incredibly heavy. Since Moshe had not done any work for the Mishkan, Hashem had told Bnei Yisrael to bring the parts to Moshe so that he could build it, and therefor take part in the Mishkan. 

After receiving the parts, Moshe asks Hashem, "How am I going to be able to build this Mishkan if it is not able to be built by the hands of a human being? (since it is too heavy)"

Hashem replys, "Keep your hands busy - make it look like you are building it - and it will get built." 

And, as Hashem had said, the Mishkan rose up and was built. This is why a few psukim later it says "הוקם המשכן" - "The Mishkan was erected."  It uses a passive voice - to say that Moshe tried to build it and make it stand - but it stood up by itself, miraculously. 

In our lives we all have areas that we work hard in - our jobs, our hobbies, our families, and our friends. We must continue to try our best in those areas, but it is also important to know that Hashem is there every step of the way. He gives us the illusion that we are doing all of this work, so that we feel we are playing our part, but He is carrying us through these difficult times, we just have to notice Him.