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We had an account of this in 2 Sam 5,6. The ark represents the presence of God. The emphasis here is on this being relevant for “All Israel”. The important points are (i) the presence of God is crucial, during the reign of Saul Israel did not enquire of the Lord (v3). As we know initially things went wrong. The key point is that things had to be done God’s way, even the great king David could not avoid this. David was angry at the disaster, but had to do things God’s way. As a stop-gap the ark was taken to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite, and the household of Obed-Edom was blessed. The presence of the Lord brings blessing.
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