Exodus 40:5 commands placing the altar of incense; here Moses uses that altar to burn incense — obeying the placement command.

Exodus 30:7 commands Aaron to burn incense each morning; here Moses carries out that exact instruction.

Exodus 37:25 records the construction of the altar of incense that Moses now uses in 40:27 — a direct link between making and using.

Leviticus 10:1 shows Nadab and Abihu offering unauthorized incense — a stark contrast to Moses' obedient burning here.

Numbers 4:11 describes covering the same gold altar for transport — showing its continued role in tabernacle service.