“WHO CHOSE ME!”

2 Samuel 6:20-23                      (ESV)

“20 And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, "How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants' female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!"

21 And David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD, “WHO CHOSE ME” above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the LORD-and I will celebrate before the LORD.

22 I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes. But by the female servants of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor."

23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.”

Michal was a daughter of King Saul, predecessor of King David, a man after GOD’s own heart, who understood that GOD, “WHO CHOSE ME”, could have picked anyone to be the King of Israel.  It can be perplexing to the human mind to try to figure out what GOD is doing when HIS ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:8-9).  She thought that the way King David worshipped GOD was unseemly, and she told him so.  But David told her that “....the LORD, “WHO CHOSE ME” above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the LORD-and I will celebrate before the LORD”, and he did.   

As Believers, we don’t appreciate enough “WHO CHOSE ME” out of HIS entire Creation to become HIS servant.  And remember, we are HIS SERVANTS.  Kind David was the “prince over Israel, but he also was a servant to GOD ALMIGHTY!  Could it be that acknowledging that we are subservient to ALMIGHTY GOD is quickly being replaced with pride and arrogance, so much so that we don’t/won’t seek HIS guidance and leadership with our daily decisions?  Perhaps we have the idea that god we can handle things on our own and we don’t need to “bother” GOD with our menial tasks?   Our CREATOR provides even our every breath, we aren’t “bothering” HIM with our concerns, but mostly our PRAISES!  King David was PRAISING GOD for restoring HIS presence in the ark of the Covenant to Israel.  We must be extremely careful about criticizing the worship of others, for GOD is worthy of ALL our praises (Psalms 145:3).  

Even King David questioned GOD when he didn’t understand what GOD was doing.  In 2 Samuel 6:8, after Uzzah was stricken down for steadying the ark of the covenant, King David was “ displeased” with GOD.  But GOD didn’t change HIS requirements just because “a man after HIS own heart” didn’t understand HIS ways!  GOD is HOLY and HIS WORD had forewarned about how the ark of the Covenant was to be transported.  When GOD’s Law was ignored, payment for the transgression was demanded, even though King David didn’t understand.  

We will not fully understand the ways of GOD ALMIGHTY until we are in HIS presence.  Even though Scripture tells me “For GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only SON....”, I still cannot fathom HIM sacrificing JESUS just because we had no other was to REDEEM us!  John 15:16 says “You did not choose ME, but I chose you and appointed you that you....”.  Just as King David said that GOD, “WHO CHOSE ME”, selected him over the rest of the world, ALMIGHTY GOD chose me to be one of HIS flock.  I may dance like King David!!!