1Chronicles 23, Praising the LORD!

1Ch 23:5, four thousand were gatekeepers, and FOUR THOUSAND PRAISED THE LORD WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.” 

Four Thousand praised the LORD; imagine that worship service! Wow!

Psa 150:6, Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! 

David prepared the building material, Gold, Silver, even musical instruments! 1Ki 10:12

1Ch 23:30-31, to stand EVERY MORNING TO THANK AND PRAISE THE LORD, and LIKEWISE AT EVENING; AND AT EVERY PRESENTATION OF A BURNT OFFERING TO THE LORD ON THE SABBATHS AND ON THE NEW MOONS AND ON THE SET FEASTS…

Psa 92:1-3, … It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.

The LORD is worthy to be praised, morning, noon and night! For he paid a great price for each and every single one of us!

1Pe 3:18, FOR CHRIST ALSO SUFFERED ONCE FOR SINS, THE JUST FOR THE UNJUST, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,  OUR SIN WAS GREAT, YET HIS LOVE FOR US WAS GREATER! PRAISE HIM HIS PEOPLE! PRAISE HIM

1Chronicles 15, Worthy to be praised!

1Ch 15:2,13, Then David said, “NO ONE MAY CARRY THE ARK OF GOD BUT THE LEVITES, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.” …FOR BECAUSE YOU DID NOT DO IT THE FIRST TIME, THE LORD OUR GOD BROKE OUT AGAINST US, BECAUSE WE DID NOT CONSULT HIM ABOUT THE PROPER ORDER.” 

David learned from past failures and did things God’s way! Ignorance of the law is not an excuse; that’s why we have HIS word!

Hos 4:6, MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE REJECTED KNOWLEDGE, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; BECAUSE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THE LAW OF YOUR GOD, I ALSO WILL FORGET YOUR CHILDREN. 

1Ch 15:29, And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David, THAT MICHAL, SAUL’S DAUGHTER, LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW AND SAW KING DAVID WHIRLING AND PLAYING MUSIC; AND SHE DESPISED HIM IN HER HEART. 

2Sa 6:21, So David said to Michal, “IT WAS BEFORE THE LORD…THEREFORE I WILL PLAY MUSIC BEFORE THE LORD.

David did it for the LORD, not for her! David put aside his kingly robes and put on fine linen, as were all the Levites (ver 27)! This wasn’t about him; IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE LORD!

Rev 4:11, “YOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD, TO RECEIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER; FOR YOU CREATED ALL THINGS, AND BY YOUR WILL THEY EXIST AND WERE CREATED.” 

DAVID KNEW GOD AND HE DIDN’T CARE WHAT ANYONE THOUGHT OR SAID! HE WORSHIP HIS CREATOR WITH ALL HIS HEART!