<p>9:1<i> Now even the first covenant had regulations for Divine service and an earthly sanctuary</i>- The implication is that the second or new covenant also has a sanctuary and a structure for service. But that is all ongoing in Heaven, thus declaring the attempt at &quot;Divine service&quot; through the temple system to be redundant. The same word is used of how each believer is to do &quot;service&quot; to God in the new order, by presenting their own bodies as sacrifices, acting as both priest and offering (Rom. 12:1). The priests did God's &quot;service&quot; in the first tabernacle, i.e. the holy place (:6); we in Christ do His service in the most holy place, associated with heaven itself. </p>