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connecting through worship

1 Chronicles 16:4-43

1 Chronicles 16:4 David appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate Yahveh God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to him.
1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph was the chief, and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres while Asaph sounded the cymbals
1 Chronicles 16:6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
1 Chronicles 16:7 On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to Yahveh by Asaph and his relatives:
1 Chronicles 16:8 Give thanks to the Lord; call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples.
1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing to him; sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!
1 Chronicles 16:10 Honor his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahveh rejoice.
1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek Yahveh and his strength; seek his face always.
1 Chronicles 16:12 Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,
1 Chronicles 16:13 you offspring of Israel his servant, Jacob’s descendants — his chosen ones.
1 Chronicles 16:14 He is Yahveh our God; his judgments govern the land.
1 Chronicles 16:15 Remember his covenant forever — the promise he ordained for a thousand generations,
1 Chronicles 16:16 the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,
1 Chronicles 16:17 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant:
1 Chronicles 16:18 “I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion.”
1 Chronicles 16:19 When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan
1 Chronicles 16:20 wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,
1 Chronicles 16:21 he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf:
1 Chronicles 16:22 “Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets.”
1 Chronicles 16:23 Let the whole land sing to the Lord. Proclaim his salvation from day to day.
1 Chronicles 16:24 Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all peoples.
1 Chronicles 16:25 Because Yahveh is great and highly praised, he is feared above all gods.
1 Chronicles 16:26 Because all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahveh made the heavens.
1 Chronicles 16:27 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.
1 Chronicles 16:28 Ascribe to the Lord, families of the peoples, ascribe to Yahveh glory and strength.
1 Chronicles 16:29 Ascribe to Yahveh the glory of his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship Yahveh in the splendor of his holiness;
1 Chronicles 16:30 let the whole land tremble before him. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.
1 Chronicles 16:31 Let the sky be glad and the land rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “Yahveh reigns!”
1 Chronicles 16:32 Let the sea and all that fills it resound; let the fields and everything in them exult.
1 Chronicles 16:33 The forest’s trees will shout for joy before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the land.
1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:35 And say: “Deliver us, God of our deliverance; gather us and rescue us from the nations so that we may give thanks to your holy name and rejoice in your praise.
1 Chronicles 16:36 Blessed be Yahveh God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting.” Then everyone said, “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”
1 Chronicles 16:37 So David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of Yahveh’s covenant to minister regularly before the ark according to the daily requirements.
1 Chronicles 16:38 He assigned Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom, son of Jeduthun and Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
1 Chronicles 16:39 David left the priest Zadok and his fellow priests before the Tabernacle of Yahveh at the high place in Gibeon
1 Chronicles 16:40 to offer burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, to Yahveh on the altar of burnt offerings and to do everything written in the law of the Lord, which he had commanded Israel to keep.
1 Chronicles 16:41 With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord — for his faithful love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:42 Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals to play and musical instruments of God. Jeduthun’s sons were at the city gate.
1 Chronicles 16:43 All the people went home, and David returned home to bless his household.

connecting through worship

The worship that David had organized for the movement of the ark now becomes a regular daily tradition. The ark is now in Jerusalem, where David lives. The tabernacle with the altar for sacrifice is still in Gibeon. David institutionalizes regular worship in both places. The people and the king and the priests are to be constantly reminded by song of who the LORD is, what he has done, and what he is going to do.

LORD, thank you for the honor of connecting with you on a regular basis through worship.