2 Samuel 4-6

"When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, 'How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!'

David said to Michal, 'It was before the LORD, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD's people Israel–I will celebrate before the LORD. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.'"

(Story recap) David has become king of the Israelites, and he has conquered Jerusalem from the Philistines. He has asked for the ark of the LORD be brought over to Jerusalem, and when the ark was brought, David worshiped and danced before God. (End recap)

When we talked yesterday about what I learned from 2 Samuel 1-3, I told you that David was someone that truly knew his place in relation to God. Today's reading confirmed that lesson. David was made king. Yet, I believe he feared God the most out of all the Israelites (we've read of many many examples of how most Israelites did not fear God). He lived his life reflecting his belief that God is sovereign. He knew that God is in control of all things. David even refused to kill Saul, when he had the chance, because he saw Saul as someone appointed by God. Someone that God put in his life, so he can go through the trials that he went through. David saw the big picture of who God really is.

So when the ark of God was being brought to Jerusalem, he worshiped and "danced before the LORD with all his might". Yes, it is very foolish for a king to act this way before his people. But David was able to do this, because in his heart he knew the real king.

Reading this, I thought about how I forget my place in the Lord so often. If I can, like David, put God in his rightful place all the time, how differently would I think, act, and live? When God, through his Spirit, reveals to us that he is sovereign (I believe you said you were reminded of that yesterday, and that was the reason your peace was restored), all of the sudden we see the big picture. All of the sudden, the things that caused us to be bitter, angry, or depressed, seem silly. It will cause us to even forget ourselves (which is not something that happens very often).

Let's take David's example and put God in his rightful place today in our hearts. God is, indeed, sovereign. He knows all about us and our needs. Let's ask God to set our hearts straight this day, so we can (like David) truly worship and praise him:)