What does Tribe teach about rest?
Drawn from the messages where it was actually addressed: the words said from the front, the passages taught, and where to hear the whole thing.
At Tribe, the teaching on rest is rooted in the Old Testament feast of Sukkot and runs forward to Jesus. In the series on the Feast of Tabernacles, Brian Hunter spent four weeks walking the congregation through what Sukkot is designed to do in the life of a believer. He argued that the feast exists partly to remind people of God's provision and partly to rehearse a posture of dependence, because that dependence is easy to lose when ordinary life is comfortable. Brian says, "When we're comfortable, our awareness of our need for God lowers dramatically." The disruption the feast creates, sleeping outside, slowing down, stepping out of routine, is not accidental. It is the point. That gap is where something can shift.
The teaching also presses toward what rest is ultimately anchored to. Brian read from Psalm 73 and let the words sit: "Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth." Sukkot, he said, is not just a practice for its own sake. It is meant to lift the eyes toward the God who provided in the wilderness and who still provides now, and eventually toward the future Revelation pictures when God will dwell with His people completely. The feast rehearses that reality before it arrives.
In the Advent series that followed, Brian connected that same thread to Jesus directly, showing from Leviticus 23 and Matthew 11 how Jesus presents Himself as the fulfillment of what Sukkot pointed toward. The promised rest is not a program or a technique. It is a person. That is where Tribe lands on this question: rest is something God gives, not something a person achieves, and the whole arc of Scripture from the wilderness feasts to the manger to Revelation keeps pressing that same point home.
Taught from Deuteronomy 16:13-15 · Psalm 73:25-26 · Matthew 11:28-30 · Leviticus 23:33-44 · Revelation 21:3-4
The passage taught · Leviticus 23:33-44
33 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
34 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of tents for seven days to Yahweh.
35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.
36 Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. It is a solemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.
World English Bible
Messages that go deeper
- December 7, 2025 The Promise of Rest A Jackson Hole pastor traces the biblical feast of Sukkot to Jesus' arrival as the fulfillment of Israel's hope, promising rest and provision for weary lives.
- October 17, 2022 Whom Have I in Heaven But You Brian Hunter wraps up four weeks on the Feast of Tabernacles, exploring what it means to dwell with God now and to rehearse for his promised return.