Hebrews 3:5-6

Hebrews 3:5-6

[5] And  Moses  verily  was faithful  in  all  his  house,  as  a servant,  for  a testimony  of those things which were to be spoken after;  [6] But  Christ  as  a son  over  his own  house;  whose  house  if  we hold fast  the confidence  and  the rejoicing  of the hope  firm  unto  the end. 

What does Hebrews 3:5-6 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Moses functioned as a servant (Gr. therapon, one who freely renders personal service) preparing something that would serve as a model for a later time. The tabernacle was a model of the real temple from which Jesus Christ will reign eventually (cf. Hebrews 1:8-13; Hebrews 2:8), first in the Millennium and then in the new heavens and earth. It is a spiritual temple in contrast with the physical tabernacle. Messiah"s rule over the earth was a revelation about which the prophets who followed Moses spoke more fully. Jesus Christ will not serve. He will reign. He is not God"s servant but God"s Son. As such, He sits. He does not stand like a servant. He is the possessor of all things, not one who makes preparation for things, as Moses did.
"By defining Moses" service in this way, the writer indicates that Moses" status as servant corresponds to that of the angels, who are servants to the heirs of salvation (see ... Hebrews 1:14)." [1]
God"s house over which Jesus Christ sits in authority represents the whole system of worship that our Lord inaugurated with the New Covenant. He sits in God"s place, the holy of holies of this house. The tabernacle foreshadowed this final system of worship in which Jesus rules as King Priest. The tabernacle was a microcosm of God"s greater house. Moses served in the model (prototype) faithfully. Jesus rules over the larger house faithfully, not as a servant, but as God"s Son with full authority.
"In some sections of Jewish Christianity Christ"s role was envisaged as primarily that of a second Moses; here He is presented as being much more than that." [2]