Building the Temple

I was reading fromthe book of Exodus this morning and was struck again with the level of detail God was demanding from the Israelites regarding the construction of the tent and the ark etc. God asked them for their treasures - gold, silver, colored fabrics. He asked them for their skills and attention - make the ark this many cubits, cover it in gold, and don't remove the poles etc. It makes me think...does God want the same for his temple now? Does he want the same from our lives - physically and spiritually? There is often a battle raging in me to know how much of this was thrown out with the destruction of the temple and how much was simply transfered to the new temple - you and I. Hrmm. A thought for the day.