A common misinterpretation of Ezekiel 23:38 is to read it legalistically as a mere rule against working on the Sabbath or entering church while sinful, ignoring its prophetic context as part of an allegory depicting Israel's and Judah's national idolatry and unfaithfulness to God like harlotry; others might apply it individualistically to personal sins without grasping the corporate judgment on covenant-breaking or twist it to condemn contemporary worship practices, missing the core indictment of hypocritical religion that desecrates God's holiness amid blatant rebellion.
Ezekiel 23:38
King James Version (1769)
38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
Ezekiel 23:38 condemns the spiritual adultery and hypocrisy of Jerusalem (Oholibah), who defiled God's sanctuary and profaned His Sabbaths on the same day they committed abominations like child sacrifice and idolatry, revealing their complete rejection of covenant faithfulness despite outward religious observance, thus justifying divine judgment as a call to recognize the seriousness of polluting what is holy and dishonoring God's appointed times of rest and worship.