6:10,11
David was now fearful of the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem. “Instead he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite”. Given what had happened to the various places that the Philistines sent the ark to, one might wonder what Obed-Edom had done to deserve this. However, Obed-Edom may well have been a Levite (1 Chron 15:15), so David thought it would be safe to send it there. The ark remained with Obed-Edom for three months and blessed him and his entire household.
6:12-15
David learnt of how things were going with Obed-Edom, and were going very well. David then decided that he really should get the ark back to Jerusalem, expecting it to bring blessing to him and to the nation. This time it seems that he followed the instructions of the Law. This time the ark was carried, presumably by Levites, and every few steps a sacrifice was made. This was done with great rejoicing, and David danced before the Lord, wearing “a linen ephod”. It isn’t clear why he was wearing an ephod.
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