It is just a little over one week until the Thanksgiving holiday. If we haven’t been thinking about thanksgiving this month, we should probably start before too long. Soon, we will be into the crazy Christmas season where it seems everyone is so rushed.
When David brought the Ark of the Covenant and set it inside the tent that he had pitched for it, they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord. David blessed the people in the name of the Lord and gave each a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and one of raisins.
He did something else also. He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD. The Levites were given three tasks, to make petition, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD. He even gave them a song to sing … it began, “Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.”
Some, like Heman and Jeduthun were chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD. They used trumpets and cymbals and instruments. You can read about it in 1Chronicles 16.
What a wonderful job to have—to go every day to the presence of the Lord and sing and give thanks. WAIT! We have that job also and we don’t have to go to a temple or tent for the presence. God’s presence now dwells within us.
Oh Father, what glory to know that we too can be in Your presence and sing praises and offer our thanksgiving for all your wonderful works. Help us to be aware always of all You are to us. Amen.
