During the COVID shutdown people didn't know how to worship at home, they were forced out of the buildings and didn't know what to do with themselves.
When they became used to not attending and could go back many did not. I believe it was a test that those who loved God could worship without that building and those crowds, they could continue in Spiritual ways without all the trappings of modern Christianity but those who were superficial dropped their faith when they could no longer go to a building.
The one-man-paid-pastor system made the people feel like they needed that "pastor" as the mediator between them and God, they depended on him instead of the Holy Spirit.
When our spirituality is based on tradition, organized religion and men, we will not seek the Holy Spirit. The rituals of religion will take priority over the Bible and the Holy Spirit.
John 16:13 “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come” 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
John 14:17
"the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you."
John 14:26
"But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you."
1 Timothy 4:1
"Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,"
If a believer depends on a man more than the Holy Spirit then they have an idol!
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