The ark of the covenant sits at the heart of the tabernacle. And the message it speaks is that an imperfect people need a pathway to a perfect God. And God in His wisdom has provided that pathway.
(Matt 5:17-18, Ex 25:1-22, Deut 10:1–5, Heb 10:1, Gal 3:23-27, Jn 14:6, John 1:29, I Cor 6:11, Jn 8:12, Jn 6:35, Jn 14:14, Matt 27:51, Heb 9:11-14, Heb 4:14-16, I Cor 2:2, Acts 17:27)