Uzziah did not carry the ark of the covenant in the "prescribed way" because the Levites did not "inquire" of the Lord (I Chronicles 13:9; 15:13). How many times do we as churches and people do things out of tradition instead of consistently inquiring of the Lord? Just because we had a program last year at church does not necessarily mean we need to have the same program this year. It is important that through prayer, we stay in touch with the Master's will. David did just this in I Chronicles 14:14. The verse says he inquired of the Lord "again." God had already given David success against the Philistines after his first inquiry. However, David did not presume upon God. He inquired again and found out that God would do things differently this time but would still give him success (14:15-16). God will go out "before us" (14:15). We just need to stay in tune with Him so we know how to react to the changes that He often demands.
Jesus makes an appearence at the Feast at the perfect time (7:14). It seems as if the crowd was split 50-50 on what to think about Jesus (7:12). That is about the time that Jesus steps up to the platform to teach. It is as if Jesus told himself, "that is enough talking, I will tell you who I am." Do we presume to talk whenever we want or do we wait for the time that is best? In telling others about Jesus, I believe there is a best timing for us in most circumstances.
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