I wonder if there was a deafening clap of thunder when Uzzah was killed (2 Samuel 6:7)? There was a lot of commotion going on all around the cart that was carrying the ark of God’s covenant with Israel toward the city of David. It was a celebration of Biblical proportions. So I wonder if God wanted everyone to know immediately how Uzzah had disobeyed God? Was Uzzah gone, or did he simply fall over with no sign of any discipline? The initial shock shook the king to his core. He had hoped to have the sign of God’s love close to him but how could he expect to entertain the King of kings if anyone who approached the ark were to be killed? It took three months for God to teach David that it was not Uzzah’s proximity to the ark that led to his death, but it was Uzzah’s disregard for the command of the LORD in handling the ark. God had clearly indicated that the ark was to be carried by the Levites wherever it went. Uzzah must have sought to be expedient, maybe even elevating the value of the ark, by having it ride on the equivalent of a Cadillac. God doesn’t want fancy. He wants obedience. When David realized that truth he completed his plan to bring the ark to be near him; celebrating all the way.
Stuart
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