Our Systems & Buildings Should Be "Glimpses" of Heaven

The writer of Hebrews is making a much larger point than this, but this little application/reminder jumped off the page at me.
Hebrews 9:8-9 ⁸The Holy Spirit is signifying this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been disclosed while the outer tabernacle is still standing, ⁹which is a symbol for the present time.


2 things that jumped out at me while reading last week on vacation. 


#1
These buildings and systems are ONLY a cheap imitation.  I think there is a danger in becoming consumed with building multi-million dollar buildings & trying to keep out systems “cutting edge” or “excellent”.  The danger is that we subtly lose sight that this is not all there is.  
Heaven will absolutely blow this stuff away.  Meyer, Pro Tools HD, Midas, Red cameras, Hog lighting…  All this technology is at the top of the heap.  But, compared to what awaits us in heaven, its just that.  A heap.  Nothing to distract us, disconnect us, or disturb us due to technical issues, or lack of absolute perfection when we are finally in God’s presence.  And we as servants will NEVER fail Him again when we are there.

¹¹But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; ¹²and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.


#2
Kind of the opposite of #1.  These buildings and systems ARE symbols, ARE our attempts at building places of worship where we are entering into what I like to call our “down payment” of worshiping our Savior in eternity.  So, doing our BEST at putting together systems, building structures that reflect the awe, wonder, beauty, majesty, and our reverence of who God is – it’s a good, good thing.  I think its important that when God gave instructions on building earthly temples and tabernacles, they were detailed, and every detail had a purpose as a symbol of the coming Christ, and ultimately the eternal holy place.  The supplies list for building these temples and tabernacles included the best of the best.  The most excellent supplies available to man.
So, as with a lot of other applications of biblical truths, there is a friction point that we have to strive to stay in.  That point here is between doing things poorly by “brown bagging” the technical arts and on the other hand, becoming so engrossed in achieving technical excellence that we lose sight of where it fits in the eternal grand scheme of things.  Like other polarizing topics in the church, I see this becoming more and more of a separating issue where some churches have “tech guilt” and avoid doing anything that has even the “appearance” of new technology and they are quite boastful about avoiding such evil pitfalls.  While on the other hand, I see some churches that have a dangerous and not-so subtle pride about the fact that are installing the most cutting edge excellent technology available, and are quick to point out how MUCH it is costing them.
Lets do our absolute best to give the world an example of the majesty and the exhilaration of worshiping our great God, but lets never brag about it.  Instead, lets be quick to remind each other that heaven will be SO much better because we will be IN God’s presence!