The word tabernacle is one of those words that sounds like it should mean something other than its actual meaning.  I think it sounds more like a synonym for the word clusterfuck.  For example, a news reporter covering a riot might say:

It’s utter chaos down here, Jim.  People breaking into buildings, turning over cars… an all out tabernacle of theft and violence.

It would also make the Mormon Tabernacle Choir a hell of a lot more awesome.