1 Chronicles 16:37-43
37 So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister before the ark regularly, as every day’s work required; 38 and Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be gatekeepers; 39 and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the Law of the LORD which He commanded Israel; 41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy endures forever; 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments of God. Now the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers.
43 Then all the people departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
After king David had wrote the song sung by Asaph and the others, and their praises swear offered to the LORD before the congregation, everyone left to go home and David blessed his own house as well when he returned from this magnificent worship service before the presence of God before the Ark of the Covenant of His presence among His people. They had worshipped with their whole hearts, minds, and strength with trumpets, symbols, and other “musical instruments of God” played by those assigned to do so, presumably to include the lire and such. They had spent their worship time in offering sacrifices and living in obedience to God’s word as their pattern of worship. This is a pattern for our worship today as well. We are to worship the Lord with all our heart, mind, and strength; this means our hearts should be set in devotion to the Lord in our worship, that our minds sing songs inspired by God as the Psalms or other scripturally accurate spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16) just as His word should;d be the basis of our singing praise (Psalm 119:54), and that our strength of effort to worship in word and deed should be seen in those chosen to lead worship with the talents given them to play instruments that enhance our corporate worship time and not distract from it. The focus of worship therefore should be honoring and pleasing our Lord together in devoted, scriptural, wholehearted corporate exaltation of our great God and Savior (Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1), Jesus Christ, in the New Covenant of His lifeblood as we stand and kneel in His presence together. This is our regular worship ministry to Him.
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