旧约 - 历代记上(1 Chronicles)第15章

After David had constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
Then David said, "No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before him forever."
David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
From the descendants of Kohath, Uriel the leader and 120 relatives;
from the descendants of Merari, Asaiah the leader and 220 relatives;
from the descendants of Gershon, Joel the leader and 130 relatives;
from the descendants of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the leader and 200 relatives;
from the descendants of Hebron, Eliel the leader and 80 relatives;
from the descendants of Uzziel, Amminadab the leader and 112 relatives.
Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites.
He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the LORD our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way."
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers to sing joyful songs, accompanied by musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berekiah; and from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
The musicians Heman, Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to alamoth,
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.
Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
Berekiah and Elkanah were to be doorkeepers for the ark.
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer the priests were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also to be doorkeepers for the ark.
So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing.
Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, seven bulls and seven rams were sacrificed.
Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the singers, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod.
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts, with the sounding of rams' horns and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
历代志上第十五章   第 15 章 

  代上 15:12> 对神的敬拜不是随时随地吗?还要作什么准备? 

  15:12 祭司自洁准备抬耶和华的约柜。自洁是为着担任圣工而将自己分别出来,不沾染世俗,并洁净自己。这一班祭司履行象征的仪式,使本身远离罪恶。这是按民数记 8 章 5 至 8 节所定的礼仪,洗濯衣服、洁净自己。我们现在不需要履行这种礼仪,却可以藉着读经,准备自己的心去参加敬拜。 

  代上 15:13> 神击杀乌撒事件,看似太过严厉,但我能明白多少? 

  15:13 大卫所指的是本书 13 章 8 至 11 节与撒母耳记下 6 章 1 至 11 节所记载的事。他用牛车将约柜运回以色列,牛失前蹄,乌撒伸手去扶约柜,立刻被耶和华击杀。错误不在于大卫定意搬运约柜,而在于他所用的方法。他或者不曾理会,或者没有深究神律法中对搬运约柜的明令。经过这次教训,他显然知过能改。这件事是实物教材,神以此来教导全以色列人,叫他们知道神管理君王,不能反其道而行,由君王管理神。如果神准许大卫随随便便,任意处理祂的约柜,对人民的信仰将有何等大的影响! 

  代上 15:13-15> 不明白神的意思我就不做嘛──不明白时也要顺服神?这…… 

  15:13-15 大卫想搬运约柜,第一次计划失败( 13:8-14 ),他学到一个重要的功课:神有明确的规定,应当遵守无误,才算明智。第二次他已知道约柜应当由利未人扛抬(参民 4:5-15 )。我们对于神这样规定的内中含意未必完全明白,但是确知祂的智慧是完全的,祂的判断毫无错误。要明白神的教训,在于认识祂的真道,正如孩童长大成人以前,很难完全猜透父母的心意一样,我们在今世也不一定完全明白神立例的理由。不过最好是先顺服神,然后才考究缘由,别因为不明白理由就不顺服神。 

  圣经时代的音乐 

  代上 15:16-25> “要用角声赞美他,鼓瑟弹琴赞美他!”大卫做到了;赞美神是否我生活的一部分? 

  15:16-25 盛大的庆典应有宏伟的乐队,不但可以助兴,也鼓舞人心,使人全神贯注,对盛事留下深刻印象。在开始任何事情之前先颂赞神,也能激励我们将自己最好的献给主。你要养成颂赞神的习惯,面对任何遭遇,都能体会更大的喜乐与能力。 

  代上 15:29> 中国人表达感情方式都是比较保守,是因为怕自己失礼或失去尊严? 

  15:29 大卫甘愿被人看为愚拙,也要表明他对神衷心的感谢。米甲和他完全相反,她觉得大卫踊跃跳舞,有失作君王的“尊严”,因而表示讨厌,所以约柜运回耶路撒冷的时候,她并不快乐。在她父亲扫罗作王时,敬拜神的事极其马虎,沦为死气沉沉的仪式。米甲能接受大卫作得胜的王,但不能赞同他无拘无束、自发地颂赞神的表现。有时某些虔敬之士由衷敬拜神的方式,在我们看来可能觉得傻气,但是我们应当接纳他们向神表达的感恩颂赞;照样,对敬拜神的事,凡是当做的,我们都不要惧怕去行。──《灵修版圣经注释》