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Chronicles 13 David and the Ark
Word
is sent out throughout the entire land that David wants to bring up the ark.
The decision is unanimous. They all want the ark brought to Jerusalem.
We
know that God did not live in the ark, or between the Cherubim’s, but that is
the place He designated as His meeting place with the people of Israel. His
presence was there. It was right to bring the ark up to Jerusalem, but the
method of doing it was wrong.
God
had given explicit directions as to how the ark was to be carried. Other parts
of the tabernacle could be transported on carts, but not the ark. It was never
to be carried on a wagon. It was to be carried on the shoulders of the sons of
Kohath. The ark speaks of Christ, and He is to be carried, even today, by
individuals. In other words, all of us must put our shoulders to the wheel to
get the Word of God out to a world that desperately needs it. The ark should
not have been on that cart. And the ark did not need Uzza to steady it. In the
case of the ark, the man who interfered was put out of the way.
How
often we attempt to do things our own way, and then when we fail, we blame it
on God! Do it God’s way. Turn it over to Him. That is what David finally had to
do.
The
ark wasn’t brought up to Jerusalem at this time. God blessed the family that
held it in their home.
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Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.
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