Right intentions demand right methods.
[1 Chronicles 13:1-14]
After consulting with all the people, David decides to bring the Ark of God to Jerusalem. Although it was absolutely necessary to stabilize the royal authority and unite all of Israel, David skips the process of asking God for his will.
David moved the Ark of the Covenant, which had been abandoned in Kiriath-jearim, to the City of David on a new cart, not according to the command to “carry the Ark on the shoulders of the Levites (Exodus 25:12-15)” but according to the Philistine way (1 Sam. 6:7-12). Because of this, Uzza, who had been holding the Ark of the Covenant, was incurred by God’s wrath and died. David, who was both hurt and afraid, did not move the Ark of God to the City of David but instead had it taken to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. During the three months that the Ark of God stayed, the Lord blessed the house of Obed-Edom.
At the end of the period of the judges, the Israelites tried to use the Ark of the Covenant, but it was taken away by the Philistines (1-4). After that, King Saul, who had abandoned the Word, had no need for the Ark of the Covenant. David tried to find the Ark of the Covenant, which had been neglected for over 40 years. It was to ask God’s will. Let us not neglect the Word, nor try to use the Word, but only open the Word to listen humbly.
David’s intentions were right, but his methods were wrong (5-11). David should have asked God’s will before asking for the people’s consent, and he should have thoroughly checked the method specified in the law before carrying out the work of moving the Ark of the Covenant. What are you planning and doing now? Let’s examine whether the intentions and purposes as well as the methods of carrying them out are right.
May all procedures and processes be correct so that good hearts bear good fruits!
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