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DAVID BROUGHT THE ARK TO JERUSALEM (I)
SATURDAY, JULY 18
2 Samuel 6

Psalm 45:8-17

 

“Thou art fairer than

the children of men…”

 

DAVID BROUGHT THE ARK TO JERUSALEM (I)
 
David was then settled in his new capital, the City of David, as king. He confirmed Jerusalem as the place that God had chosen. The struggle for the throne caused him to put aside spiritual matters. He knew that that was a shortcoming. He then saw that it was the right time to bring back the Ark of the Covenant to this new location. In his first attempt to bring the Ark back, he encountered an obstacle due to his human error. His mode of transporting the Ark was reproved. However, at last he brought it to its final destination with great fanfare. When it arrived, David made a feast and offered sacrifices. Michal was indignant, but David dismissed her and defended his rejoicing before the LORD.
 
The Ark of the Covenant was the most important object in worship. The Ark was placed in the most holy place in the Tabernacle, and there the priest led in the prescribed worship of God. That worship had been the practice from the time of Moses to the time of the Priest Eli when the Philistines took the Ark. Though it was returned to the land of Israel, it did not arrive in the rightful place because of discontent in the nation.
 
Now that David was settled in peace as king, he saw it as the right time to undertake a spiritual revival. He appointed a day to bring the Ark back to its place of worship. Jerusalem was then a place that the whole nation of Israel looked to for direction. All the affairs of the nation were ordered from this place that God had chosen for Israel. The Ark had to be there to complete the spiritual side of their national life. It is called the Ark of God, the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. The Ark was in Gibeah in the house of Abinadab where it had remained since the Philistines returned it. Though David was busy with national issues, the priests needed to be assisted to bring the Ark to its rightful place.
 
THOUGHT: Courage is needed to fulfil the service of the Lord.

PRAYER: Father, let me not neglect the most important service.

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