ושמת את השלחן מחוץ לפרוכת (תרומה כו:לה)

When giving instructions on preparing the holy vessels for the Mishkan, the Torah lists the Shulchan before the Menorah.  The Shulchan represents the world of material gains – affluence, whereas the Menorah points to the light emanating from Torah learning.  Placing the Shulchan before the Menorah tells us that those who support Torah learning by giving tzedakah have greater merits than those who are actually studying the Torah.  Similarly, the Torah lists the tribe of Zevulun before the tribe of Yissochor since Zevulun supported Yissochor’s Torah learning.