Thursday, February 28, 2008
1 Chronicles 16:1-6
16:1 And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.
Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. (ESV)
by Linda Harris
David prepared for the ark: building a place for it to rest, organizing the procession, and arranging for continual praise. While worship can be spontaneous, planning and preparation are worthwhile also.
Obed-edom housed the ark for several months in his home. Because he faithfully watched over the ark, God blessed him and his family (1 Chronicles 13:14). Just being near the ark was a blessing. God continued the blessing and increased Obed-edom’s responsibilities by appointing him to be a doorkeeper (15:23) and one of the ministers (16:5, 38).
When we are faithful in small things, God will entrust us with greater responsibility and grant us multiple blessings.
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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 .
