The Glory of God: Abstract or Concrete?

When I was a senior in college, I was told that a friend of mine named Jon Bonker was planning to deliver a sermon related to this question. I had never before thought of the glory of God being something concrete, something substantive, but it got my mental cogs wheeling (and yes, wheel is normally used a noun, not a verb.....but it painted the desired picture, did it not?)

So you're asking yourself, "Why should I care about this question?" Because it relates to why we were created and our ultimate goal and the meaning of life. God’s people are created for His glory (Isaiah 43:7). Listen to what God inspired Paul to write to the church at Corinth: “Whether then, you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31). The keywords here are ‘all’ and ‘glory of God’. How does a Christian apply this verse?

In order for someone to ‘do all to the glory of God’, one should first know what the glory of God is, right? Or, in Inductive Bible Study terms, interpretation precedes application.

I used to always think of the glory of God in abstract terms. And I feel like I had Biblical reasons for doing so. Here are but a few passages that (in my opinion) refer to the glory of God in abstract terms:

Ascribing glory to God (1 Chronicles 16:28-29, Psalm 29:1-2)

Glory paired with other abstract entities (Psalm 84:11, Jeremiah 13:11, 1 Timothy 1:11, Hebrews 2:9, Jude 1:25, Revelation 4:11)

Glory as something given by humans to God (Joshua 7:19, Psalm 115:1, Isaiah 42:12, John 9:24)

But how about these verses, which suggest that God’s glory is concrete?

Human(s) seeing the glory of God (Exodus 16:10, Leviticus 9:23, Numbers 14:10, 16:19, Isaiah 35:2, 60:2, Ezekiel 3:23, 44:4, Luke 2:9, Acts 7:55)

Glory associated with something observable, such as fire, smoke or light (Exodus 24:17. Revelation 15:8, 21:23)

Glory of God in spatial relation to something physical (i.e. the glory of God moving, or hovering over something) (Exodus 40:35, Isaiah 10:16, 58:8, 59:19, 60:1, Ezekiel 10:19, 11:22, 43:2)

So, is the glory of God abstract, concrete, or both? And what then does it mean to 'do all to the glory of God'? Post your thoughts here!