Common misinterpretations of this verse include treating the anointing oil and incense as mere perfumery or essential oils for personal health and prosperity today, detached from their role in Mosaic ritual consecration; imposing these precise recipes as mandatory for modern Christians, overlooking their temporary nature under the old covenant fulfilled in Christ; or dismissing the passage as irrelevant legalism, ignoring the enduring principles of reverence, precision in worship, and dependence on God's detailed guidance for holiness.
Exodus 31:11
King James Version (1769)
11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
Exodus 31:11 concludes God's commissioning of Bezalel and Oholiab by specifying that they must craft the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place exactly as commanded, emphasizing the core truth of unwavering obedience to divine instructions in preparing sacred elements for worship, which consecrate the tabernacle as a dwelling for God's presence among Israel and reflect the holiness required in approaching Him.