Exodus 25:14 - Exposition

That the ark may be borne with them. The Hebrew ark was not made, like the Egyptian arks, for processions, and was never exhibited in the way of display, as they were. The need of carrying it arose from the fact, that the Israelites had not yet obtained a permanent abode. As soon as Canaan was reached, the ark had a fixed locality assigned to it, though the locality was changed from time to time ( Joshua 18:1 ; 1 Samuel 4:3 ; 1 Samuel 7:1 ; 2 Samuel 6:10 , etc.); but in the desert it required to be moved each time that the congregation changed its camping-ground.