As we continue to read chronologically through David's reign, we will be flipping between Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. These books provide historical accounts of the kings of Israel; however, Samuel and Kings emphasize the spiritual history of Israel while Chronicles is a court history. These books overlap in history, but just like the Gospels, they were written with different intentions.
1 Chronicles 16:1-43 expands the narrative found in 2 Samuel 6. After the Ark was placed in a tent, David assigned Levites to worship daily before the ark. The song chronicled here emphasizes the summons to seek the Lord and His strength and to seek His presence daily. The Chronicler also records the names of the Levites and their duties. You will note that David took the law and his relationship with the Lord seriously. By moving the ark to the capital city, he was showing his people that the nation of Israel was dependent on God, not man, for their success. We are the same - if we don't put God first, we will struggle. Time spent in prayer and praise is essential for our daily life. Think back on your own life to times when you made God a priority and times when you got too busy. How did those times work out for you?
As for the psalms, yes there are a lot of them to read - 18 to be exact. These are a sample of the worship and prayers that took place before the ark. Break these psalms up over the next three days, read a few at a time & reflect on the intention of each one. Many times, we face triumphs and struggles in our lives and these psalms capture our emotions, our longing, our inability to put into words what we need. Read them, prayer them, sing them.
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