Good Morning Friends,
After Uzzah died because he touched the ark of
God, David was afraid to bring it into the city of Jerusalem. For three months,
he left the ark at the house of Obed-Edom. During that time Obed-Edom was
greatly blessed by the Lord. (2 Samuel 6:11)
David heard about the blessings and realized they
came because of the ark’s presence. So, “David went down and brought up the ark
of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing.” (2
Samuel 6:12)
It was in a great procession with worship and
dancing. “David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the Lord with all his
might, while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord
with shouts and the sound of trumpets.” (2 Samuel 6:14-15)
The procession entered Jerusalem and David was
dancing and leaping for joy, worshiping God with abandon. There was joy in his
heart and appreciation for God’s blessings and the prospect of further blessings.
He was willing for all the people to see him express love for God. When David’s
wife, Michael, saw David dancing and leaping, she was embarrassed and despised
him. (2 Samuel 6:16) She said to David, “How the king of Israel has distinguished
himself today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any
vulgar fellow would!” (2 Samuel 6:20)
David responded: “I will celebrate before the
Lord. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated
in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in
honor.” (2 Samuel 6:21-22)
David was willing to make a fool of himself
before the people, if that’s what they wanted to think. It wasn’t the people he
was trying to impress or for their benefit he was dancing. He was doing it for
the Lord.
Do we ever worship with abandon, expressing our
love and appreciation to the Lord with fullness of joy? Do we think more about how
our worship impacts God or about what people think if we raise our hands, or
sing a little loud, or close our eyes, or move a little?
His, by Grace, Steve
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