1 Chronicles 16:8-36. It is a good thing to remember and give thanks, the more often the better! This psalm of David in, 1 Chronciles, marks the occasion of the return to Jerusalem of the Ark of the Covenant from the land of the Philistines; it is part of a great celebration of all the people. It is more than a good thing, however, to remember and give thanks; it is also a responsibility and a privilege. One of the first things David does upon the ark's return is to spread the wealth of privilege and responsibilty to others, that they might have ownership and leadership in remembering and giving thanks to God.
David does more, however, than ordain and delegate remembrance and thanksgiving: he leads by example, and a startling one at that. In the verses previous we see him gyrating around in a linen ephod (read G-string!), much to the consternation of his wife, Mical. No one, looking at the king, would doubt that he practiced what he preached when it came to giving thanks to and remembering God for all the things that God had done. Can others look at me, I wonder, and say the same? RS
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