The Person Who Received the Blessing of God

2 Sam 6:11

The Word of Life

“The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and his entire household.”

The national movement of putting the ark of God into David’s temple was being carried out. However, a death occurred at this time and man called Uzziah had touched the ark of God with his hands and died as a result. Even David who oversaw the entire procedure had prepared 30 thousand people to move the ark and was surprised at this incident. The people were trembling in fear. The festive celebrations had come to an abrupt halt. This is the situation in today’s main scripture reading but there are people who will receive blessings even through such times of crisis. Obed Edom was such a person.

The name Obed Edom is a name that is made up of two words “Obed” which means “to serve” and “Edom” which means “the one who serves Edom” or “the worshipper of Edom”. He was a gatekeeper who led an average life. He wasn’t a man who possessed power or authority however within his heart, he passionately loved God. Therefore, when the movement of the ark came to a halt and they were looking for a place to keep the ark, Obed Edom’s house was chosen.

If a person did not die then all the people in leadership positions would have fought to have the ark put in their homes but because of this death, the ark had become undesirable to these people and had become an artifact of fear. Thus the ark had found

its place at Obed Edom’s house and Obed Edom in took care of the ark with all his heart. He served the ark just as he would serve God. As a result, only three months after the ark was put in his home great blessings came upon Obed Edom and his household, including his family. This great blessing extended to 62 of his descendents who received the blessing of being able to serve in the temple until the time of King Amaya. This was the blessing of inheritance. Word spread of the blessings that Obed Edom received throughout the nation and even King David became aware of this great blessing. This is the blessing that God gives to those who keep close to God and try their best to serve Him.

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Obed Edom was able to receive great blessings after taking care of God’s ark with all his heart for three months and this word spread throughout the land and was soon heard by King David. We need to pray that today we can be like Obed Edom and worship the Word with a revering heart.