More details on moving the ark
- Looking back at the first and failed attempt to relocate the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, David doesn’t want the same mistakes to be made again; and he strictly orders that God’s word be followed in all points (1 Chronicles 15:2, 13-15). And what exactly did that entail?
- The ark was to be moved by Levites only.
- The Levites were to be sanctified and cleansed before engaging in the work.
- The Levites were to carry the ark themselves, and not enlist the aid of animals or wagons.
- To this end, the Levites were variously assigned jobs as porters, instrumentalists and vocalists (1 Chronicles 15:18-24).
- David delivered a psalm of thanksgiving (1 Chronicles 16:7).
- Such joy should spread across the globe, among all nations (8, 24, 31)
- God is ever to be remembered and sought (11, 12)
- God’s covenant with our fathers in the faith should encourage us to trust Him, too (16-22)
- God is above all the gods that men imagine, and He is worthy to be praised (25-30)
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