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1 Chronicles 13:9–14, “And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day. And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.”
The Philistines didn’t know the Law and they didn’t have the book of the Law. They could have been forgiven for sending the Ark on a bullock cart. However, David and his people should have known that the Ark was only meant to be carried by members of the tribe of Levi on their shoulders. When David became king he was meant to write his own copy of the Law, in his own hand. (Deut 17: 18-20) This meant that he had no excuse for transporting the Ark on a bullock cart. As they travelled with the Ark, towards Jerusalem one of the bullocks stumbled and the Ark looked like it was going to fall off the cart. Uzza, one of the men driving the cart, put his hand on the cart to stop it from falling and the Lord killed him. The Ark was so holy that only the priests were meant to touch and only under special circumstances. In fact, the priests were meant to cover the Ark with the veil of the Tabernacle before they dismantled the Tabernacle and the Ark was in the open. (Num 4: 5) David was afraid at that time and left the Ark where the accident had occurred. They left the Ark at Obededom’s house and the Lord blessed him while the Ark was in his home.
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