The Ark on the Move
First Samuel 6:1 to 7:1
ADONAI could have withdrawn Himself from His people, but instead, He graciously allowed the Ark to be taken about ten miles to Kiriath-Jearim where it remained in the home of Abinadab. The men of the city dedicated Abinadab’s son Eleazar to guard the Ark. This was undoubtedly a Levitical family, for after what had happened to the men of Beth-Shemesh (to see link click Bk – The Ark at Beit-Shemesh), the men of Kiriath-Jearim weren’t likely to take any more chances. The Ark had been in the home of Abinadab twenty years when Samuel called an assembly of the people to turn from their sins and seek the LORD (see Bm – The Last Judge). The Ark of the covenant represented the Presence of ADONAI with His people and the rule of YHVH over His people. Ha’Shem had every right to abandon His sinful people, but He graciously remained with them, though not in the Tabernacle that He had commanded them to build. It was a difficult time for the Jews for they were not a united people, nor were they even a godly people. In those days Isra’el had no king and everyone did as they saw fit (Judges 21:25). Isra’el thought that their problems would be solved if they had a king like the other nations, but they would discover that having a king their own way would lead them into greater problems. God still gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. What the Ark was to Isra’el, Yeshua Messiah is to God’s people today; and when He is first place in our lives, He will bless us and work on our behalf. You must worship Messiah as Lord of your life, is the way Peter explained it (1 Pet 3:15a). When Messiah is the Lord of your life, you can walk through each day, confident of His Presence and His help.149
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