“So David was not willing to
take the ark of the Lord to him into the City of David; but he took it aside
into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of the Lord remained in
the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed
Obed-edom and all his household. And it was told King David, The Lord has
blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark
of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom
into the City of David with rejoicing”
–I Samuel 6:10 -12
It was obvious that God blessed
the house of Obed-edom because of the presence of the ark of God in his house.
Why do you think David desired to bring the Ark back to Israel in the first
place? See I Chronicles 13:1-4, I
Samuel 6:1 – 7:2
What was the significance of
the Ark and why does its presence attract the blessing(s) of the Lord?
The Ark contains the Ten
Commandments/The Testimony (Exodus
40:20), Aaron’s rod that budded (Numbers
17:10) and an omer of manna (Exodus
16:33-34)... which all signify the awesome deeds of God at various times in
the lives of the Israelites. God instructed that the items be kept in the Ark
as a form of reminder/sign for generations to come.
In today’s world, we may not
have access to Manna, Tablets of stone or a budding rod but we have access to
the wondrous deeds of God in our lives which we are to continually place before
us in our thought lives if we intend to continue to enjoy the immense
blessing(s) of God like the house of Obed-edom did.
We must ensure that there are
no murmurings before the Lord no matter what happens, this will stem out of an
understanding that God is on the throne and He works out all things for our
Good!
We must ensure that we recall
those tough times in our lives and how God came to our rescue... this should
always serve as a reminder that if God has been faithful in times past, He
remains faithful today hence develop an attitude of praise irrespective of the
circumstances.
Are you keeping the Ark of the
Lord before you today?
Before you ask for anything
from the Lord, do these three things:
a) Worship God
based on your scriptural understanding of who he is
b) Reminisce on
testimonies that God has delivered into your hands in the past...
c) Worship God
again based on your personal experience and testimonies
Remind yourself about his
All-mightiness, Greatness and All-Possibility-thinking before you begin to ask for
whatsoever requests you have.
