Year 9, Day 287: 1 Chronicles 15

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David brings up the ark to Jerusalem.  He does it, however, only after learning from his mistakes.  He has the priests and Levites consecrate themselves and do it the right way.  The ark is successfully brought up.  God is pleased.  David learns a valuable lesson about doing things God’s way, for which Uzzah paid the price.

There is something interesting at the end of the chapter.  In the midst of the fanfare, David’s first wife, Michal, looks on in disgust.  She sees the process and can find as much joy in her heart as everyone else seems to have.

Remember that Michal was Saul’s daughter.  Also remember that Michal was David’s first wife.  She, like Uzzah, is a casualty of David’s humanity.  Michal has been watching David collect wives, have children with them, and move along to another woman.  I can’t blame her for looking on and not being able to muster all the joy the others have.

Our sin has consequences.  When we learn from our sin, the consequences don’t necessarily go away.  Other people remember us in our sinful state.  They remember what we did that was so wrong.  When we sin, it is important to make things right with God; it is just as important that we go to those affected by our sin and make things right with them, too.

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