They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it. David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets.
When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled. The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.- 1 Chronicles 13:7-10 NIV
Even David, who was a man after God's own heart had to learn the lesson about that which belongs to God; the things of God are not to be taken or treated lightly. God is real, his power is strong. His power is greater than anything we can imagine. The Bible is littered with stories of those who did not take God at his word or who did not give him the honor that was due.
Korath and his followers rebelled against Moses and they and all their families were swallowed up by the earth. Eli sons treated the Lord's sacrifice with contempt and lost their lives as a result. Ananias and Sapphira, lied about proceeds from the sale of their land, and were slain on the spot. God's possessions, whether they be human or material are not to be messed with. He is that holy and therefore the things of God are holy as well.
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