16 Now as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 17 So they brought the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. 18 And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. 19 Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house. 20 Then David returned to bless his house-hold. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said "How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base bellows shamelessly uncovers himself!" 21 So David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the LORD. 22 "And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken by them I will be held in honor." 23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had not children to the day of her death.
Was thinking and meditating on this before noon today. And I have always loved this passage and visit it often. I was watching a teaching out of Europe and the praise and worship was tremendous in that while you hear the "anointed" singer, you hear many scripture verses come to mind. I love how the Holy Spirit does that wonderful thing to motivate us to action. So while I am hearing the music and the words that declare the Lord, I hear that which is within scripture as well.
How exciting to be brought into a worship service many thousands of miles away to experience the same worship. Within that I worship voicing His goodness, I go to action to write for His glory and not mine!
2 Samuel 6:13 And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. 14 Then David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. 15 So David and the all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. 16 Now as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
Food for thought: it was David who had removed his kingly robe to dance as the people dance who hold no title, no position! His thought from the heart was to worship God in the testimony from Obed-Edom's house where the Lord blessed his household while they housed the very ark of God! Yes, Obed-Edom's house and property had been blessed by the LORD God while housed in the country!
Michal has no regard of respect to her husband and the God he serves. She regards his dancing as unworthy since his royal clothing was removed.
We must be careful not to touch God's anointed for it is certain judgment does come to those who think they are right in their own eyes. Michal was one who thought she knew better and accused David of being publicly indecent! David's reply to her was that he held a high honor toward his God and would not be stifled in his enthusiasm when worshiping the very God who was life to him. Because she despised her husband and his actions, what she had beheld from that window would keep her isolated from others. She would bare no children for all of her life. How sad is that? But indeed it was her resentful attitude that held her there. She chose to be disrespectful to her husband David and to him who was king of Israel!
How do we handle the things of God? David certainly gave the example of the 'fear and trembling' before God, to have the fear of the LORD! God knows that we are dust. He knows us from our mother's womb. He has regard for those He creates. We know this because He sent His Son as the sacrifice for our sin!
Solomon the son of King David wrote this: Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
God had given them instruction for moving the ark, and David in his exuberance to worship the LORD sacrificed the fatted sheep and oxen. Can you imagine the amount of animals used to sacrifice all the way to the city from that country house? David revered God in bringing the ark back to the city. David loved God!
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Today, God’s command remains the same. Respect must be given and those in authority have come by God's design. Whether it be a president, or a police officer, we are to give respect to those in their respective offices. Certainly we learn as the young to obey our parents and yet not all parents will give what is the godly command to their children. And in growing up, we are to respect those in office, but we also keep God's commands for that which rules in this nation we call home. God should be the only source of inspiration to us. David was inspired by the goodness of God to worship God without the kingly rule of robes, but by David himself as the man who loved God more than the seat of the king that he held.
At the end of that day, and bringing the ark of God to the city, it was David who sent food home with everyone who was there within the area. He distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to house.
Who blessed them with all that food: God did it!
Who blessed them with all that food: God did it!
What a day that was for the citizens to have God in their midst! Will we leap and whirl and give thanks for this day that God is in our midst? For certainly there is man who does not want God in anything. It constitutes humanism and how man thinks they can live without God the creator.
May David be our example so that we too would be the examples of God in our midst, that we are leaping and whirling proclaiming His goodness to us in the land of the living. If we dance today, may be with the humbled heart that seeks to glorify and honor the Father Who loves us deeply. Amen!
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