John Calvin Commentary Exodus 39:32

"Thus was finished all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting: and the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses; so did they." — Exodus 39:32 (ASV)

Thus was all the work of the tabernacle. A brief summary is now appended, by which he indicates that there was not the slightest defect in any part, and also declares that the children of Israel had so obeyed God’s commands that the work itself did not vary in any respect from its pattern.

“The children of Israel,” he says, “did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they;” From this, we gather that no part of the building was compromised by any foreign element.

Afterward, it is added that the tabernacle, with its utensils and furniture, was brought before Moses, and that all things were approved by his judgment. For he is said to have “blessed them,” because they had properly and faithfully obeyed God’s command.

This, however, was not a simple prayer, like that of a private individual. Instead, it was a promise of reward that could awaken confidence in the minds of the people, when they heard from the mouth of this excellent and unimpeachable witness (speaking as such a Prophet) that their labor was pleasing to God.