Becoming the Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred object of the Israelites. It was located in the Most Holy Place of the Tabernacle. With the exception of Moses, no one was permitted to see the Ark except the High Priest.
The High Priest was directed to go past the Veil and sprinkle blood upon the Atonement Cover and then in front of the Atonement Cover. The Atonement cover was a lid that covered the Ark. This ceremony took place once each year on the Day of Atonement.
He is to take some of the bull’s blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover. (Leviticus 16:14)
When Israel was moving from one place to another, the Ark was wrapped in the Veil and carried on the shoulders of the Kohathite Levites.
The furnishings of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, from the bronze Altar of Burnt Offering to the solid-gold Atonement Cover, are typical of the events of the Divine redemption. The Ark of the Covenant, so called because it contained the Ten Commandments, speaks of Christ and those who are part of Him.
But how do we become part of the Ark, part of Christ, a member of the Body of Christ?
The key is obedience. When we pass the Lampstand (Pentecost), we are at the Altar of Incense, the last step before passing through the Veil.
It is at the Altar of Incense that we cry out, "Not my will but Yours be done."
This is where Pentecostal people are today---trying to decide whether they want their own will or God's to be done.
When we finally decide to enter the rest of God, where we are thinking, speaking, and acting in concert with the Lord Jesus, and not striving in our own religious desires, we pass through the Veil and become the Ark of the Covenant.