January 22
“Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound
of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and
harps…. So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had
pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God” (1 Chron.
15:28; 16:1).
When the land had been purchased by David, he longed to bring the ark of God there, but
once again he failed the Lord. He wanted to do so by a worldly plan, with worldly means, and
in a worldly way.
In the book of Numbers, the Lord had given His heavenly pattern for the transport of the ark.
No man has any power or authority to change the divine order. God brought David to his
senses and in 1 Chronicles 15, he gathered the Levites to carry up the ark of God to that
same spot purchased from the Jebusite. What a happy day it was for David!
With great joy and gladness they brought up the ark after many years of wondering – “with
instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals sounding by lifting up the voice with
joy”. It was a time of great joy, — with singers singing right from the heart on that day of
gladness and David himself joining in the celebration (verse 27).
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Is Joy of Lord your strength? | January 23
January 23
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith” (Heb. 10:22).
When we eventually see the ark of God coming into its place, we shall be filled with great joy.
The Ark is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ. He must be given His rightful place in your heart,
in your home, and in your church order. When that is so, there is great joy. David won many
battles but none gave him the same joy of heart as that which he had in seeing, the Ark of
God coming to rest in this very spot that he had purchased from Araunah. This is our joy and
strength, when we see the Lord Jesus Christ enthroned in believer’s hearts as king of kings,
in their families as Head, and in the Assembly as Lord.
There always are three things to be observed: Firstly, the Lord Jesus is to be your personal
Head; secondly, He is to be the Head of your family; thirdly, He is to be the Head of the
assembly of which you are a member. Only when this is true have you brought the Ark of God
into its proper resting place. That is our Joy, but again it is only the beginning.
Can you truthfully say that the Joy of Lord is your strength? Because you are entering more
and more fully into the heart of God, is your joy increasing?