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Week 65 Day 4: Bringing the Ark
Question
How was the ark of the Lord brought to Jerusalem?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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After David had constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
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David summoned the Levites to carry the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord.
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David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
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David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing.
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As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
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They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
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He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
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David appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the Lord.
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David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - From David’s praise: Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. How is God in control of my life, present, past, and future? How should I give thanks to God?
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Fidelity - Compare the two attempts David made in moving the ark (13, 15). What were the results and the causes? How do these remind me of my service to the Lord?
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Fidelity - What were David’s reasons for praising the Lord? (23-24, 26, 33-34) Have I overlooked any?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
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