Due Order.

"For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order." (1 Chronicles 15:13).

Not long after he began to reign as King of Israel, David organized the transportation of the ark of God back to Jerusalem from Judah. It was a great ceremony; the whole of Israel sacrificed to God and rejoiced that the ark was returning to it's place. A new cart was made for it's transportation. They got the finest oxen to pull the cart and two men were stationed in it to ensure the ark arrived in one good piece. But in the midst of all that pomp and celebration, God was displeased with the people because they didn't do it according to the prescribed order. God had already said only the priests could carry the ark, and they had to carry it over their shoulders with the staves attached to it (Exodus 25:13-14; 1 Chronicles 15:15). So God was not impressed with the new and costly cart.

At a point during the journey, something happened that made them realize they were making a terrible mistake. Whey they got to Chidon's threshing floor, the oxen stumbled and the ark of God shook and almost fell. Then Uzzah, one of the men in the cart, tried to stop it from falling, which was a good and kind act. But he was struck by the power of God and died on the spot. He died because he tried to put his hand on the ark. David was so scared of God that day, he stopped the procession and decided he didn't want the ark of God in the city anymore. But in his heart, he wondered what went wrong, and why Uzzah was killed.

So he went and looked through the scriptures and discovered they had not done things God's way. There was a prescribed manner for moving the ark clearly spelt out in the law that David and the people didn't follow. Several months later, he assembled the people and got the priests to carry the ark of God into Jerusalem as they should have done, and God blessed them.

There is a very important lesson to learn in all of these. When God talked to Moses on the mountain, He showed him a vision of the tabernacle and told him to build it according to the pattern revealed in the vision (Exodus 25:40). There is a pattern laid out plainly in the Word that God wants you to follow. Whatever He tells you to do, He wants you to do it according to the pattern found in His Word. You can only do God's things God's way to get God's approval. Some Christians wonder why they don't seem to be doing well in spite of several efforts. What such people need to find out is if they are doing things according to the due order. It matters how you do what you do. There is a prescribed manner, and God will not alter His standards to conform with yours. You have to line up with His prescribed order.

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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome