May 27, 2026
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Reading along with us in 1 Chronicles and Luke? Here’s today’s reading:
1 Chronicles 13 (NIV)
Bringing Back the Ark
1 David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our people throughout the territories of Israel,…..Continue Reading
This just goes to show that a right thing done in a wrong way isn’t right. David was right to have the ark be a central part of the life of Israel, but he should have known better to have anyone but Levites carrying it. And although God killing Uzzah for doing something we all would say was good seems harsh, the better lesson to internalize is that that is how serious God’s holiness is and how he seeks to protect and reenforce that which He has called sanctified. Now, David doesn’t know what to do with himself or the ark, so he puts it in the house of a gentile, Obed Edom. Very much of a lesser known person in scripture, but the guy who took the hit of taking this object that killed someone and bring it into hi house. But shows very clearly, it is not the ark that is the problem, it is the way they managed it. And God shows them that by blessing Obed’s house and everything He had.
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At first glance the punishment for Uzzah seems too harsh for doing something anyone would do in this situation, unfortunately, it was his example that showed the bigger picture to the people. This was definitely a case of a right thing done in a wrong way, something I am sure many of us have fallen victim to. The story of Uzzah has become to me a powerful reminder that God not only cares what we do, but how and why we do it as well.
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There were specific instructions for transporting the ark. Who and how. The consequences to Uzzah seem harsh, and David certainly had the right heart and motives, but perhaps he had become too familiar with God and forgot His holiness.