Komentaryo sa Exodo 25:8: Rashi, Alshekh, Chizkuni & Ibn Ezra

ועשו לי מקדש AND LET THEM MAKE ME A SANCTUARY — Let them make to the glory of My Name (cf. Rashi on v. 2) a place of holiness.

And I will dwell in their midst (literally “in them”). In other words, the Shechinah was not to settle upon the inanimate materials of the Tabernacle but upon the B’nai Yisrael themselves, provided that they conducted themselves appropriately. This is reflected in the blessing Moshe gave them when the work of the Tabernacle was completed, “May the pleasantness of our Hashem be upon us” (Tehillim 90:17; see Rashi on 39:43).

ועשו לי מקדש, “they will construct a Holy Temple for Me.” A building designated for meetings at appointed times. Compare: בית מועד. (Rash’bam) Compare also Numbers 11,18: התקדשו למחר, “be prepared for tomorrow.” We also have an announcement by G-d in Exodus 29,43: ונועדתי לבני ישראל, “I will keep my appointment with the Children of Israel.”