Summary: The Ark of the Covenant represented God’s presence with His people, but it was in a foreign land and absent during Saul’s reign. As David becomes king, he recognizes God’s rightful place as King of Israel and desires to bring the Ark into Jerusalem, the new capital. In David’s first attempt, he failed to bring the Ark based on God’s instructions and terms, which ended in the death of Uzzah. In his second attempt, however, he brought back the Ark on God’s terms, which ended in celebration and worship. God asks us to come underneath His terms, without negotiation or manipulation, and to fully obey Him in the small moments and the big decisions.
