Today, I am reading and commenting on  1 Chronicles 13-16.

The first thing which struck me in today’s passage was that David left the Ark of the Covenant in the house of Obed-Edom for a mere three months.  Yet, that was long enough for people to note the way in which Obed-Edom and his family were blessed.  It took just three months for people to notice the difference which having the Ark of the Covenant made for Obed-Edom and his family.  The thing I am noting is not that the Ark of the Covenant was magical.  No, what I am noting is that being in the presence of God transforms us in a positive way.  So, when we turn to God, it does not take long for us to begin experiencing the blessings that come from being in His presence.

The other thing I took note of is that David’s two primary priests were Zadok and Abiathar.  At the end of David’s life, Abiathar supported Adonijah when he tried to make himself king when David could no longer govern, while Zadok opposed Adonijah and supported Solomon.  Now, very little of that is in today’s passage, but what is in today’s passage is that, after bringing the Ark into Jerusalem, David assigned Zadok to continue making offerings at Gibeon, where the tabernacle was set up.  So, Adonijah administered to the Lord in Jerusalem, the capital of David’s kingdom, while Zadok did the same in Gibeon.  By being in Gibeon, Zadok was away from the court intrigue which is prevalent in any capital.  I don’t know how much this had to do with Zadok and Abiathar being on opposite sides when Adonijah attempted to make himself king, since it appears that Zadok had moved to Jerusalem by the time Absalom tried to overthrow David.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.