It's Complicated (S2): WK 2 - THU
by Dave Ferguson on October 30th, 2025
1 Chronicles 15:1-2; 13
David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place
for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it. Then he commanded, “No one
except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The LORD has chosen them to carry the
Ark of the LORD and to serve him forever.”
[Then David said to the priests…] Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time,
the anger of the LORD our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to
move it properly.”
2 Samuel 6:12-15
Then King David was told, “The LORD has blessed Obed-edom’s household and
everything he has because of the Ark of God.” So David went there and brought the
Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great
celebration. After the men who were carrying the Ark of the LORD had gone six
steps, David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. And David danced before
the LORD with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. So David and all the people
of Israel brought up the Ark of the LORD with shouts of joy and the blowing of
rams’ horns.
The tragic death of Uzzah stopped the joyful procession heading for Jerusalem. Feeling angry and afraid, David refused to continue and left the Ark in the home of Obed-Edom, a Levite. In his confusion, David must have turned to the Scriptures to find out what had gone wrong. There, he discovered the detailed instructions for how the Ark should be transported and rededicated himself to restore corporate worship of Yahweh... Read More
