1 Chronicles. The joy of moving the ark to Jerusalem was washed out by the harsh reality of God's holiness. God is holy. It's who He is. To turn it on and off like a light switch would make His less than God. To be holy is to be set apart. God had given specific instructions on moving the ark just so that the tragedy with Uzzah could be avoided. However, in the same way that Israel failed to seek God before the battle at Ai (in Joshua) and were soundly defeated, they failed to seek God about moving the ark.
Three months later they repented and got it right: "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.” 1 Chronicles 15:13 (NLT)
What do I need to pray about before I rashly move forward?
I've always wondered about Uzzah being struck dead for stumbling while carrying the ark.
ReplyDeleteToday, however, I noticed this verse:
We failed to ask God how to move it properly....
And now I think it makes a lot more sense.