“Now King David was told, “The Lord
has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the
Ark of God.” So David went down and brought up the Ark of God from the house of
Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. When those who were carrying the
Ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.
David wearing a linen ephod danced before the Lord with all his might, while he
and the entire house of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts and
the sound of trumpets.”
2
Samuel 6:12-15
From the time he was a young man in his
father’s fields, David distinguished himself as a worshipper. He was known and
recognized for his skills on the harp and lyre, even being summoned to play for
King Saul when he was being tormented by an evil spirit:
“Whenever the spirit from God came
upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul;
he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.”
1
Samuel 16:23
David’s love
of worship was not simply a hobby, a way of passing time as he watched over the
sheep, but it was his passion. He was known as a psalmist. Many of his lyrics
are recorded for us in the Book of Psalms. It is believed that David composed
nearly 78 of the 150 Psalms. So it isn’t strange to read that not only was David a skilled musician, sing and a gifted psalmist; but he could also dance. According 2 Samuel 6, David stripped down all
the way to his lined ephod and danced with all his might. Whether he danced out of them or took them off
as a symbol of humility, David removed his royal garments to worship.
Those robes
symbolized his identity as King of Israel. I am sure that there was a lot of pressure
to ‘act kingly’ in the presence of all the people. He had a reputation to
uphold. He was the king! Proper protocol for such an assembly would have called
for demeanor not disrobing and dancing. According to Mark Batterson, author of
the book- “In the Pit with A Lion on a Snowy Day” no one would have known that
better than David’s wife- Michal:
“After all,
she was a “KK”- a king’s kid. She grew up in the palace. She knew the
protocol.”
Mark
Batterson, Author and Pastor
Michal was
the daughter of King Saul. She grew up in a home where pomp and circumstance
ruled the day. Saul wanted to be honored before the people. To Saul, being king
was all about image. He was chosen by the people of Israel because of his image
and he worked hard to maintain it.
David, however, did not find his identity in his role as King of
Israel. Instead, what made David a man
after God’s own heart was his willingness to lay aside his kingly robes.
Pastor Scott
Burr
http://faithandworshipseries.blogspot.com/
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