Today's Scripture
Undignified – 2 Samuel 6:16-23
TODAY’S READING SCHEDULE: 2 Samuel 5:11-6:23 1 Chronicles 13-16 (CEB)
16 As the Lord’s chest entered David’s City, Saul’s daughter Michal was watching from a window. She saw King David jumping and dancing before the Lord, and she lost all respect for him.
17 The Lord’s chest was brought in and put in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered entirely burned offerings in the Lord’s presence in addition to well-being sacrifices. 18 When David finished offering the entirely burned offerings and the well-being sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of heavenly forces. 19 He distributed food among all the people of Israel—to the whole crowd, male and female—each receiving a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. Then all the people went back to their homes.
20 David went home to bless his household, but Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How did Israel’s king honor himself today?” she said. “By exposing himself in plain view of the female servants of his subjects like any indecent person would!”
21 David replied to Michal, “I was celebrating before the Lord, who chose me over your father and his entire family, and who appointed me leader over the Lord’s people, over Israel—and I will celebrate before the Lord again! 22 I may humiliate myself even more, and I may be humbled in my own eyes, but I will be honored by the female servants you are talking about!”
23 Michal, Saul’s daughter, had no children to the day she died.
What does this passage mean to me/us?
We are reading through the story of how David brought the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem. Today, I focused on reading the story from 2 Samuel, but please from 1 Chronical, as well. It is interesting to see how David failed and learned.
Now, we need to ask this question. Why was David so excited that he danced and celebrated to a point his garment fell.
It is because the Ark signifies the presence of God being with God’s people.
We do remember, even in the times of being a fugitive, David hardly doubts that God’s was not with him. However, there is a special effect when you have that promise brought back to the nation. Even as a king, we see David’s desire to serve the true King.
He says. “I may humiliate myself even more, and I may be humbled in my own eyes” (2 Sam 6:22).
Do we see his desire in your life, as we are called to serve our Lord?
Prayer
Lord, we remember that we are called to serve you. May to increase in us, as we decrease in you. In Christ name, AMEN.
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