The ark was placed in a tent. Perhaps this is a reminder to the people who were seeking to restore Jerusalem that this was not the first time that God had not had a "proper" temple. Having learnt his lesson from the falling ark incident, David followed the Law and ensured that only the Levites were to take charge of the Ark.
The Levites were assembled for the dedication of the ark. Verse 13 emphasises the reason for the failure of the initial attempt to bring the ark to Jerusalem. This is a reminder that it is God who decides how things should be done, not us. Atheists in particular are very fond of deciding how God should behave. However, all of us are prone to this. David was a godly man, but then he followed his own ideas which were contrary to God's. We too can easily do the same. As it says in Proverbs, there is a way that seems right to man, but it leads only to death (Prov 14:12, 16:25).
Music was given great prominence in the worship that was associated with the ark. It always seems strange to me that some parts of the church seem to be so against music, and others seem to think that all church music must be ancient. Now it is true that some modern "worship" songs are pathetic, but there are also many excellent ones. Moreover, not every worship song or hymn needs to have a long life, some may just be for a season. As in all things, we need to use discernment.
It is interesting that Michal is referred to as Saul's daughter, but not David's wife.
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