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

Today, I am reading and commenting on 2 Chronicles 1-4.

Every time I read this I am struck by the fact that even though David had moved the Ark to Jerusalem, the Tabernacle and its altar were at Gibeon.  If you have been paying attention, or do a little online searching, you will be aware that the Tabernacle and the Ark were in different places since the Ark had been captured by the Philistines.  Further, it is worth noting that when Samuel and King Saul led Israel it appears that the Tabernacle was the primary place of worship for Israel, not the location of the Ark.  It appears that when David brought the Ark to Jerusalem he made worship before the Ark of similar prominence to worship at the Tabernacle.  The presence of the Tabernacle at Gibeon explains why that was where the armies of Ishbosheth(King Saul’s son) and David first met after the death of King Saul.  I am confident that Joab and Abner chose to have their armies meet at Gibeon because the Tabernacle was there.  Gibeon was also where the troops gathered by Amasa met those led by Joab (even though David had given command to his brother, Abishai) and Joab killed Amasa.  In the second case I am not sure that there is any significance to the fact that the Tabernacle was also there.