Exodus 37:4
Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
What it says
He makes poles of acacia wood and overlays them with gold. The carrying poles match the ark’s materials and dignity.
What it is doing
It supplies the means by which the ark will be borne.
In context
1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. 4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.