1 Chronicles 13:3-14

Christ within is the love of God that resides within believers and without that we are without hope. Reverence needs to be shown for the Holy One and all His teachings. There is a fine line between the relationship the Trinity seeks with us and the holy respect owed. With fear and trembling we need to work out our salvation.

The Holy Spirit is the love that passes between the Father and the Son. He will take the teachings of Jesus and explain the meaning.

Beware of presumption, rashness and irreverence in dealing with holy things and think not that a good intention will always justify a rash action. We must not trifle in our approaches to God.

 There are preachers who lay hands on the doctrines of God’s Word, thinking to save Christianity from overthrow. It is dangerous to put unsanctified hands on the person of Christ, His virgin birth, atonement, resurrection, etc.

The Chronicler emphasizes that all of Israel was unified in the decision to bring back the ark. Faithlife Bible.

1 Chronicles 13:2–4 

This ark was the ark of the covenant that contained a copy of the Ten Commandments. In the days of Eli, the ark had been captured by the Philistines, in whose hands it remained for several months. Next it remained at Beth Shemesh for a short time and finally it resided at Kirjath Jearim.

During Saul’s reign, the people of Kirjath Jearim kept the ark in their city for safekeeping. Besides holding the Ten Commandments and serving as a throne for God, the ark represented the presence of the living God among the Israelites. David wanted to unify the Israelites around their God, so he brought the ark to the nation’s new political center, Jerusalem. The city was already the seat of David’s government (11:4–9); now it would become the dwelling place of God.

13:4 Again the chronicler highlighted the unity of the whole nation by saying that all the people agreed with David’s decision to bring the ark to Jerusalem. NKJ Bible

1 Chronicles 13:3–14 

3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul. 4 And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it. 7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. 8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 

9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? 13 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite. 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.