Ezekiel 42:10-12

There were also buildings on the *temple’s south side, which matched the buildings in verses 2-9.

Because of the position of these buildings, there was a space of 87 feet (30 metres) between the outer area and the inner area. The ordinary people could not even come close to the walls of the inner area. These buildings acted as a limit for where the people could go. That limit was necessary because of human *sin (Exodus 19:12-13).

Because of *sin, people might imagine that they can serve God in any manner. People might behave in any way that they want in front of God. People who have done this in the past have suffered a terrible punishment (Numbers chapter 16). So in Ezekiel’s *temple, there were limits.

However, the priests could enter these areas and they could use these buildings. In God’s house (that is, the *temple) there were many rooms for their use. Perhaps Jesus was referring to this in John 14:2 – but of course, Jesus was speaking about heaven then. But the principle is the same. God provides enough rooms for all those people who serve him. That was true in Ezekiel’s *temple, and it will be true in heaven too.