RD V.1-4
Here
we see that David had a good Desire – He wanted to bring the Ark Back home – to
Jerusalem
A)
Familiar with the
B) Represented the Glory of
God amongst his People
C) So you could say that
David was wanting to bring the Glory of God back to
1) ALL of us that desire to
serve in any degree can relate to David in this.
D)It is your experience of the Lord that leads you to want others to
desire those things.
1) Word comes alive you want
others to hear/ study!
E)David wanted the pp of
1) Motivation to bring the
We remember that
the
A)It was there because the
Israelites had made a grave mistake when going to war against the Philistines.
B)They thought that if they brought
the Ark of the Covenant into battle that IT would give them victory
1)Defeated –
C)Philistines
D)The Philistines sent the ark away and it had dwelt at the house of a
man by the name of Abinadab for probably 20yrs
So
when David assumes the throne – He gets this Desire to bring the Ark Home – His Desire is Good – Motive is great – Bring glory back {
Note v.1 again
A)David consulted with the captains of thousands
and hundreds, and with every leader:
B)Note worthy, the text does
not say that David consulted with the Lord. Result:
1)A
group of godly men with good intentions would soon make a significant mistake
because they took counsel with each other, but not with the Lord.
C)Here
is how I try to approach things – I pray: Look to others for confirmation
1)My
wife – Elders
D) Sometimes I will throw it
out and they will be like Huh ? – Pray ….
1)
God confirms or they will share why they think it is a bad idea
SO RIGHT MOTIVE WRONG METHOD
RDv.5-8
David
decides to transport the ark on a New Cart
A)What is the big deal – at
least it wasn’t an old cart
B) This is the big deal –
God gave specific instructions in
C) It was built with slots
for these Poles to be put thru it
1)
It was only to be carried on the shoulders of the Priest
“There
it was expressly ordained that the
So
not only is David’s method wrong – [New Cart]
Also [No priest]
A) Instead – He employs Abinadab’s sons to drive the Cart –
B) Interesting names - UZZAH
and AHIO
1) UZZAH = Strong
C) He was a strong man..... He was the kind of guy
That you want in positions of leadership because he is strong and can
keep things stable
D) AHIO = Brotherly- He's the
kind of guy you want around because he shakes hands and makes people feel at
home.
E) He would be a great guy
to work with numbers of people because he is disarming
1)
Besides all of this – David had 30,000 Choice men marching!
Big Parade
This is the way that some people approach ministry today!
A) They want to experience
the Glory of God – New Cart – some new program or gimmick to make the Church
grow { See His Glory
B) Big
Parade – Hype –
1) Right people in place – Mr.
Strong / Mr. Brotherly
C) Problem: That is what the
world does – Advertising campaign to launch some project –
1) Right people in place
C)The longer I am in
ministry the less interested I get in the big production
1) Not
interested in the Big Splash - - More interested in the ripple affect
D)So often – Big
Splash/ but not a big effect
1) What happens when it is
over – what affect 2 wks 3months – over -
Plodding – depth! RD V.9-14
Interesting
God exposes the problem when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor.:
A)At
a threshing floor the whole stalks of
wheat are gathered and the chaff is separated from the wheat.
B)There
was a lot of chaff in this production, and God would blow away the chaff
at Chidon’s threshing floor.
C)Here is what happened
1)Cart stumbles –
D)He is struck
dead – That seems – Harsh
E) Raiders of the Lost
1) Totally fictional – but
that was the overall senses –
F)Don’t mess with the
C)PT. The
Holiness of God is something that is to be respected –
D)
Uzzah made a decision in a moment to disregard God’s command and do what seemed
right to him.
1) Uzzah was assuming that God
needed his help in protecting His glory ! { God doesn’t
V.12
David was afraid of God that day:
A)He did not need to be
afraid of God, but afraid of his own sin.
B)There
was no problem with God or with the ark itself (as the blessing on the house of
Obed-Edom
demonstrated).
C)The
problem was with the lack of knowledge and obedience on the part of David and
those who helped him plan the entrance of the ark into
The
whole account reinforces the principle that God is interested in the process as well as in the outcome. A)It would never do for
David or
“As long as we get the ark
to
B)How they did it really did matter, and
how we do things today (especially in serving God) also matters.
C)Uzzah Dies / David gets
mad –Afraid to move forward -
1)For
3 months – the ark sits at the home of Obed Edom – while David wonders what
went wrong !
D)At
this point there is an interruption in the story and the Lord is going to show
David He is still with Him
CH.14 Rd v. 1-2
Now Hiram king of
A)This shows David’s influence and importance. Neighboring kings honor
him with the finest craftsmen and wood to build him a palace.
B)Sign
of the blessing of God
V.3“Then David took more wives in
A) Note: God is NOT
approving or condoning polygamy.
B)Just because God is
recording the act does not mean that he is approving it anymore than a News
reporter – is approving of a murder when they report it.
C)This was in direct disobedience to
D)2 Samuel 5:13 tells us that David also took more concubines when he lived in
1) Source of so much trouble
in David’s life – his children
V.4-7
list the names
Rd V.8 Now
when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all
A)David’s success brought new
challenges from the outside.
B)As God worked mightily in David’s life, the devil also got to work
and brought opposition against David.
C)Whenever you are anointed you can expect attack. When the enemy
senses an anointing upon your life he gets his forces gathered.
1)The greater the anointing
the greater his attack.
D)There are meetings going on in demonic realms to plan attacks against
the anointed of God.
1)If you are anointed in ANY
sphere, the enemy will launch an all out attack.
E) EX – Children’s ministry
unraveled – Chaos
1) Because you are called
and anointed by God –
ENEMY ATTACKS
10 And David inquired of
God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them
into my hand?" The LORD said to him, "Go up, for I will deliver them
into your hand."
A)Here
we see what is a source of David’s great strength He inquired of the Lord –
B)He is learning – He didn’t
consult with the elders this time
11 So they went up to Baal Perazim, and
David defeated them there. Then David said, "God has broken through my
enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water." Therefore they called
the name of that place Baal Perazim. 12
And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were
burned with fire.
13 Then the Philistines once again made a
raid on the valley.
C)The Philistines don’t give up easily.
1)Just because you have
experienced victory one time does NOT mean that
the enemy will quit.
D)Watch what David does RD V.14-15
14 Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to
him, "You shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon
them in front of the mulberry trees. 15 And it shall be, when you hear a sound
of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle,
for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines."
I LOVE THIS!!!!
A)David had just had victory. The Philistines had been wiped out but
they regrouped came back again.
B) My tendency is to say: Why do I need to pray
again? 1)It’s the same enemy, the same situation, the same battle, in the same
place.
C)It’s obvious - DO the same thing. David was wiser than that!
1)The Lord said: “NO David, I
want you to do it differently this time”.
D)That is because the Lord does NOT want us to put our faith in
program. ROUTINE -
E)The Lord wants us to be in tune with Him and dependant upon Him in
every situation
1) HUGE!!!!!!
Now The sign of God’s work
was a sound of marching in
the tops of the mulberry trees.
A)If the Lord told that to
YOU, would you say: “The rustling of the mulberry trees?
“How do I know that that isn’t just the
wind.... just a natural event.”
B) God often uses that which seems very natural as the sign - - { Not spectacular – takes faith}
1) But God knew the sound Squadrons of Angels …
16
So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the
Philistines from Gibeon as far as
A)David’s fame is
spreading, his fortune is increasing, but he is still restless
B)WHY? He is hungering and desiring for a greater manifestation of
God’s glory.
1)He is thinking about the
Ark of the Covenant
C)For that is where the glory of the Lord was tangibly manifested.
1) GLORY = Kabowd = Weight or substance
D)Fame and fortune did NOT satisfy David
I can relate to this in one sense { Not that
famous
Lunch thing
A)I am Getting asked to
speak more – May thru October – things I am praying about –
B)Fun sometimes exciting –
but you know what – I desire the most is to see God’s glory manifested more in
my life and in the life of this Church –
1) In our staff –
C) Hunger for the Kabod –
Burning on my heart!
Listen Fame and fortune did NOT satisfy
David
A)His palace didn’t..... Neither will your house
B)His fame did not.... Neither will your promotion at work
1)You are longing for the glory of God.
D) So Ch.15 – David returns
back to the ark
David built houses for himself in the City of
A)Obvious – David looked to
the Word
B)David had gotten into the Word and discovered God’s way of doing
things.
C)David’s previous failure was not meant to FRUSTRATE him.
1)It was meant to MOTIVATE
him to search the Scriptures.
D) Failure motivates us to think things through and to search the Word
of God again.
1)David was motivated. He
spent three months studying the Word.
E) He discovers what went
wrong!!!!
Desire
needs to be combined with God’s word !
A)How does this desire match
up with God’s word
B) Method correspond with
God’s word.
C) Ministry: Not Strive –
Allow God to open the doors – PRAY
D)Home groups – Sure up
the things that were lacking – 1)Husbands wives serving
separately – Marriage counseling is down –
2)Spouses
serving as a unit – great
RD VERSES 3-4;
12-15
A)Note this before they carried the ark – they consecrated themselves {
Sanctified themselves
B) Ministry Criteria – Sanctified
1) Musicians – hearts in the right place
C) Rather have a less talented guy who’s heart is right than – amazing
– Heart is not Sanctified.
D) People we bring in here are solid.
1) People on this stage – not in Sin!
E) Lacking in the Church today.
1) study on Consecration – before ministry / before battle / before any
type of service.
16 Then David
spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers
accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals,
by raising the voice with resounding joy.
17 So the Levites appointed Heman Jeremy Camp – Buff worship
leader – Big Guns the son of Joel; and of his
brethren, Asaph the son of Burt
Bacharach Berechiah; and of their brethren, the
sons of Merari, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
VERSES 18-22 More names of l the people that were involved in singing
the songs
Note v.22 Chenaniah, leader
of the Levites, was instructor in charge of the music, because he was skillful;
Sound company – Got lazy
RDVERSES 25-28
25 So David, the elders of
Always Joy in doing God’s work – God’s way!
26 And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the
ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams.
God helped them – Doing God’s work – God’s way
He helps – His Strength – Empowerment -
27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were
all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David
also wore a linen ephod.
So David took
off his Royal Robes & was dressed only in a Linen Ephod which was like a Night Shirt
A)David made himself like
everyone else so that the focus would be on God as KING – not David
B) V.27b Music Master – Worship leader or minister of Music pastor of Worship – The Music Master
28 Thus all
C)What a radical worship
service this was.
NOTE: Worship should be joyful.
I don't know how church music became somber and depressing.
People are beaten down all week. Church should be a place of joy
NOTE: Worship should be skillful
A)Chenaniah was in charge
because he was skilful. Practice is a must for those who will LEAD in worship
B)Because it is for the
church does NOT mean that it should be sloppy
NOTE: Worship should be emotional {Soulful
A)David was exuberant. We were created with the capacity to emote.
B)There is nothing wrong
with expressing emotion during praise UNLESS you are doing it in a way that
draws attention to self.
C) IN the midst of this great procession – there was One person missing
out –
1)One person being Critical
/ One person despising –
29 And it happened, as the ark of the
covenant of the LORD came to the City of
Result
D) Spiritual Bareness