Wednesday, February 27, 2008
1 Chronicles 15:25-29
So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing. And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as also were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the music of the singers. And David wore a linen ephod. So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres.
And as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and rejoicing, and she despised him in her heart. (ESV)
by Linda Harris
Without any thought to what others might think, David celebrated with joy. His wife Michal, who should have supported him, disapproved of his actions more than anyone else. As Saul’s daughter, perhaps she had picked up on Saul’s bitterness and jealousy toward David.
When you worship, does thinking about others’ impressions of you turn your attention away from God? Do you worry that if you raise your hands others will disapprove? Do you wonder if other people like your singing voice? When we worship, God is our only audience. While we don’t want to distract others from their worship, we should not be overly concerned with their reactions.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
