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TO THE GLORY OF GOD
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Study No 5
BRING BACK THE ARK OF GOD'S PRESENCE
Scripture - Acts 15:13-18. Amos 9:11-15.
The Tabernacle of David
Speaks of the truth of Praise, Worship, Restoration of the
Presence of God, Discipline and every other truth necessary for the
perfection of the church.
The Ark (God's presence) now goes to David's Tent in order that
God may introduce a final truth before settling in Solomon's Temple.
Scriptures: Acts 15:13-18; Amos 9:11-15; 1 Chron 15:16; 2 Sam 6:17-23
1. The Restoration of David's Tabernacle
A. THE PROMISE
(a) Close up the breach.
(b) Raise up his ruins and build it as in former days.
(c) Possess the remnant of Edom.
(d) Possess the heathen called by His Name.
(e) Grain and wine harvest - a quick work (Pentecost and
Tabernacle).
(f) Turn the captivity of His people.
B. WHO DOES THIS BUILDING?
"I will raise up the Tabernacle...I will raise up his ruins...I
will build it...saith the Lord that doeth these things." This is
not a new denomination of men's making, a particular ministry, but
a sovereign work of the Lord.
C. WHAT WAS DAVID'S TABERNACLE?
Wedged between Moses' Tabernacle and Solomon's Temple, ie. a brief
time period of 40 years between the historical worship of
Christianity and the perfect Church. Exuberant praise constantly.
There is no veil, form or tradition. Prophecy, musical
instruments, dancing, joy etc. - sharp contrast to Moses' pattern.
D. THREE MOUNTAINS
Psalm 125:2 - "As mountains around Jerusalem...so the Lord is
around about His people forever." There were 3 main mountains
about Jerusalem.
1. Gibeon - place of Moses' Tabernacle. 1 Chron. 21:29.
Gibeon means - Hill, set on a hill. Therefore, it is a
witness. "A light that is set on a hill"
2. Zion - place of David's Tent.
David's Tent was set on Zion, which means a stronghold. The
key to David's Tabernacle was worship, joy, singing. "The joy
of the Lord is my strength."
3. Moriah - place where Solomon's Temple was.
Moriah means - a place where Jehovah provides.
This is where Abraham went to offer Isaac and God provided a
ram for the sacrifice.
NOTE:- Isaiah 2:2 - "last days...the mountains of the Lord's
house (the Church) shall be established in the top of the
mountains". This means the Church will be established and
grounded upon the truths depicted in these 3 mountains. This
shows that God is not doing away with the teachings of Moses'
Tabernacle (former truths) for it was still set up in Gibeon.
Neither is David's Tabernacle the ultimate, but all three signify
important truths in which the Church must be grounded.
NOTE: The Saul System (former truths) and the David System
(restoration truths)
Saul represents a system that is by and large operating on natural
levels; a system that is unfaithful to the God who originally
anointed it. David represents the new anointing (1 Sam. 16:1-13,
17-21; 2 Sam 3-5). Notice that David owes his heritage largely to
the Saul system...and it is for the benefit of the whole people of
God that the new anointing comes. In 1 Sam 5 we read of the great
victories that resulted from the new anointing...the city of
Jerusalem was taken, and the Philistines were defeated!
2. Bringing Back The Ark Of God's Presence. Part 1.
a. The Importance of the Ark
The Ark of the Covenant was originally housed in the Most Holy
Place of the Tabernacle of Moses. It was not just symbolic of
the Presence of God...it was where the MANIFEST PRESENCE OF GOD
rested. We speak of the Presence of God in two ways:
(1) The OMNIpresence of God - the sense in which God is
everywhere. cf. Psalm 139.
(2) The MANIFEST presence of God - when God reveals Himself
in a powerful worship demanding fashion.
b. God's manifest presence (the "shekinah") descended upon the
Ark in Exodus 40:33-38, where the "glory of the Lord filled the
Tabernacle." Prior to this Moses journeyed into the presence
of the Lord, and he was visibly changed by this experience (Ex.
34:29-35). The Presence was so manifest on the Ark that when
the Ark set forth or rested, Moses addressed it as "Lord" (Num.
10:35-36). All through the wanderings in the wilderness and
the conquest of Canaan this thought is maintained. When the
Ark is captured in 1 Sam 4, the children of Israel are
conscious that they had lost more than a material Ark; they
knew that the "Glory" had departed with it. (1 Sam 4:21-22).
The Ark typifies the fulness of the tri-une Godhead, Father,
Son, and the Holy Spirit.
c. The Mercy Seat...Exodus 25:17, 21-22.
Place of holiness, justice and righteousness.
Place of atonement and propitiation.
Place of mercy and reconciliation.
Place of communion between God and man.
Place where the glory of God rested.
Place where God recorded His name (2 Sam 6:1-2).
"And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a
half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breath
thereof. And thou shalt put the Mercy Seat upon the Ark: and in the
Ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. And there I
will meet with thee and I will commune with thee from above the Mercy
Seat, from between the two cheribum which are upon the Ark of the
testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment to the
children of Israel." Ex. 25:17,21-22.
d. The Journey to Jerusalem
1. The first attempt (2 Sam. 6:6-7)
Out of divine order...note 1 Chron. 15:13.
Watch how you handle the Presence of God!
2. The second (successful!) attempt - 2 Sam. 6; 1 Chron. 15:14-
29; 16:1-37.
Blessing on Obed-edom's house (2 Sam. 6:11). It is
impossible to have a right spirit and an open heart towards
God and not be blessed if the manifest Presence of the Lord
is in your midst. However, the Presence is not for some
little group, but for ALL ISRAEL...and so when David heard
about the blessing on Obed-edom's house, he decided to
bring the Ark to Jerusalem...this time according to God's
divine order. The Ark was not to be transported by any
vehicle - it was to be by four priests, placing the carrying
poles upon their shoulders. 1 Chron. 15:2, 12-15...cf Num.
4:15.
* The Levites sanctified themselves (1 Chron. 15:12).
* The Levites carried the Ark of the Presence...ie the
ministry.
* The Chief Levites are taught to sing and play the NEW
SONG unto the Lord...1 Chron. 15:16-28.
* They sacrificed and brought the Ark to a prepared
tent.
2. Bringing Back The Ark Of God's Presence. Part 2.
The steps taken in the recovery of the Ark is a picture of the
steps we must take for His presence to be restored today.
1. A desire for the return of the Ark
God's people must have a hunger, a desperation for the restoration
of God's presence. All that it contained and all it represents is
being restored today. Note the significance of its contents.
The contents of the Ark...Hebrews 9:4
(i) The tablets of the Law
The two broken stone tablets containing the Law given
through Moses were placed in the Ark as a reminder of the
JUSTICE of GOD. Ex. 25:16. This is a type of the Father for
it was by His voice that the Law was first given. Symbolic
of the Father's power and authority.
(ii) The golden pot of manna
The manna was the bread from heaven upon which Israel fed
for forty years in the wilderness (Num. 11:7-9; Ex. 16:11-
31). All the people were responsible to gather it early for
themselves. No-one could eat for another. Jesus is the
golden (divine) Pot of Manna. Jn. 6:51. type of the SON.
(iii) Aaron's rod that budded
In Numbers 17:1-10 we read of the rebellion of Korah against
Aaron. God commanded Moses to take twelve rods for the
twelve tribes and to write their tribal names thereon
(Aaron's rod having his personal name on it). Moses was
commanded to lay them up in the Presence...the Lord before
the Ark. In the morning Aaron's rod was manifested in life,
having the bud, the flower, and the almond fruit. The
fruitfulness of Aaron's rod attested that he was the God
anointed High Priest in Israel. Type of the anointing of
the Holy Spirit.
2. A place prepared for the Ark 1 Chron. 15:1.
This is the day of preparation among God's people to accommodate
the Ark of His presence. A place must be prepared in our hearts.
3. The Priesthood prepared to carry the Ark vs.2, 12-14.
Note their high qualifications, Lev. 21. Only those set apart for
God will be instrumental in bringing back the presence of God and
all associated with it. God will use dedicated, committed men.
4. The people prepared to accompany the Ark vs.3
We must be gripped by the vision of the coming together of the
Body of Christ if we want the Ark to return. All tribal barriers
are to come down. This is Jesus' prayer that they may all be one.
5. Brought the Ark back with shouting, instruments of music,
singing, dancing vs. 28, 16-29.
Praise and worship with instruments and great joy is vital and
necessary for the restoration of His presence in all its fulness.
6. Offered 7 bullocks and 7 rams vs. 26.
A spirit of giving and sacrifice together with joy, singing and
dancing. These go together. The number 7 speaks of complete
surrender.
CONCLUSION
1. David's Tabernacle was filled with music, praise and
worship. 1 Chronicles 15:14-28 is a brief description of the
singers, musicians and dancers who were involved in bringing the
Ark of God (speaking of the "presence of God") to the tabernacle.
2. Solomon (David's son) who reigned over Israel after David built
a temple to the Lord (2 chron. 5:1) which was even more
astounding, and in 2 Chron. 5:12, 13, 14 we read of the tremendous
glory that was in that temple, to such an extent that even the
priests could not stand to minister. Verse 14, Solomon (whose
name means "peace") had completed his building (in 7 years) but it
was missing something. The God for whom it was built. The
singers and musicians that David had ordained entered into the
temple "and lifted up their voices with trumpets and cymbals and
instruments of music and praised the Lord...(then) the House was
filled with a cloud...for the Glory of the Lord had filled the
House of God" (2 Chron. 5:12-14).
3. Today's church is still being built. In many ways it's
structure is complete, but still something is lacking. This is
the "latter rain" we are living in today, and this will come as it
did in Solomon's time, when musicians and singers of the Lord
allow themselves to be placed in the House of God by the One who
built it.
Even though this sounds fantastic and God's Glory was with
Moses, David and Solomon, the book of Haggai 2:9 says, "the glory
of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith
the Lord of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith the
Lord of hosts."
END of STUDY FIVE