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Exodus 39: 32-43

So the tabernacle is completed, and as we've observed ad nauseum they did all that the Lord commanded them. When they finished, they brought it to Moses for final approval.

I'm not sure why Moses didn't come to it- it seems like that would have been a much simpler proposition. But he didn't, and they brought it to him and he approved their work and blessed them.

It seems like quite a bit of responsibility to be the person to declare the tabernacle good enough for God. Did Moses feel pressure to inspect every inch, break out the tape measure, weigh the gold, compare color hues? Or was this more of a ceremonial way of declaring the end of the work they had done?

Either way, he issued blessings and the people could consider their work completed. It must have been an amazing feeling of relief and pride in the completion of such a project. And they were probably a closer community as a result of their efforts.