1 Chronicles 13:6

1 Chronicles 13:6 says, 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.  David and all the people went to Kirjathjearim to return the Ark.  It would seem everyone was involved, which showed how important this was to them.  We as followers of Christ all need to be involved in the carrying of the gospel into the world.  This should be a priority to us.  Verse seven adds, And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.  They. like the Philistines, carried the Ark in a new cart that was driven by Uzza and Ahio.  The Philistines had put the Ark in a new cart and then just let go without anyone attempting to drive it, because that had not worked.  Matthew Henry says that David and the Israelites, and especially the priests, should have known the proper way to transport the ark.  We should not attempt to make God's ordinances fit our way of enacting them but must make our lives fit under the authority of His ordinances.  Verse eight continues, 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.  The people were celebrating with many kinds of musical instruments and singing, playing and singing with all their might.  If anyone says that there should not be music in church today or that it should be limited to one or two instruments, they need to look back at worship in the Bible, where many different musical instruments were used in worship.  Verse nine states, And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.  When they got to the threshing floor at Chidon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzza put his hand on the Ark to steady it.  Touching the Ark for any reason was against God's law concerning it.  We cannot go against God's laws without consequences, even if we say we are doing so to help support them.  Verse ten adds, 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.  We are told that God's anger was kindled against Uzza because he had touched the Ark, which was forbidden by God and Uzza died.  If we refuse to accept God's gift of salvation, we will one day face His judgment and be sent away to everlasting punishment.  Verse eleven continues, And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.  David was displeased with God and called the place Perezuzza.  We should never become displeased with God, but sometimes when He rebukes us for attempting to do things against His will, we get mad at Him and try to prove He is wrong.  Verse twelve says, And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?  David became afraid of God and questioned how he could bring the Ark home without getting killed.  Of course, if he had talked to God about this and followed His laws concerning the Ark, he would have had no reason to be afraid.  As long as we obey God's laws under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, we never have a reason to fear God.  If we attempt to do things our own way in disobedience to His word, we do have a reason to fear how He will react to us.  Verse thirteen adds, 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.  David did not bring the Ark to his own house, which here is said to be in the city of David, which is Jerusalem, so he must not have thought about bringing the Ark to its rightful place until he had been king for a few years but placed it in the house of Obededom the Gittite.  If we are to be saved, we must bring the truth of the gospel into our life.  Having it in someone else's house because we are afraid of its requirements will never save us.  Verse fourteen continues, 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.  The Ark remained there for three months, and God blessed Obededom and all that he had.  When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord and have the Holy Spirit guiding us, we are always going to be spiritually blessed.