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Discipleship Focus: King
- King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle. When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
As we turn to 1 Chronicles 16, we get an opportunity to see the
close of the stories regarding the movement of the ark. We continue to see that David is repentant
and he has learned his lesson. He
appoints Levites as priests. He sets up
the temple and the sacrifice system as it should be.
Once the worship is set up, David then sings praises to the
Lord. He talks about the greatness of
the Lord. He reminds the people that the
only reason they are a nation at all is because when they were small in number
God looked down and made a covenant with them.
He is the source of their power.
They are a nation under His authority.
He is the true king.
As we turn back to the Chronicler, it is really easy to understand
why he would include this passage in the story.
His own people have just returned from exile. They are just now setting up their kingdom
and it is time to remind the people why the worship practices of the land
should be established and tended. The
Chronicler would want the people to hear David’s action and reasoning so that
they would follow in David’s example.
This lesson is true for us as well. God should be the king of our life. The only reason that we are in relationship
with Him is because while we were yet sinners, He sent His Son for us. We should worship Him. We should see Him as the king in our life.
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