PROCLAMATION
“Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before The
Lord with all his might, while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of
The Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets.” 2 Samuel 6:14-15 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
After David had been anointed king of all Israel and
had again battled and defeated the Philistines, (2 Samuel 5:17-25) he went to
Baalah in Judah to get the ark of God and to bring it to Jerusalem. (2 Samuel
6:1-2) There was rejoicing and celebrating
among the people of Israel. (2 Samuel 6:12-13)
King David was dancing in the street as he celebrated the ark of God
entering the city of Jerusalem. His
wife, Michal the daughter of Saul, saw him and she was displeased. (2 Samuel
6:16) When David came home, she confronted
him, and David told her that he was celebrating before The Lord God and that he
would continue to celebrate before The Lord, and that he would even do so more
vigorously in the future. (2 Samuel 6:20-23)
APPLICATION
Frequently as believers we have been encouraged to
pray like David, and to walk before The Lord God as David did. However, I cannot recall being encouraged to
dance like David did to celebrate The Lord God.
When we sing, shout, dance, and get our praise on, it should not be done
for show but for the glory of God. Our
praise and worship should not be done for the entertainment of the people. It is to be a genuine, heart felt celebration
of The Lord God for who He is and for what He has done. Likewise, preachers should not be preaching
to entertain the people but rather to teach them what “thus saith The Lord”.
(Zechariah 11:4) All of the efforts of
the people of God and the preachers should be done in celebration of God and
for His glory. We shouldn’t let anybody
interfere with our celebration of The Lord God.
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