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Heart of Worship: Following David’s Example
June 24, 2026 · 13 min
Learn from David’s thanksgiving and resolve—seek the Lord’s face, remember His marvelous works, and rise again with a heart of praise.
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David's Psalm of Thanksgiving 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Thanks for joining me this morning. Today, we're looking at 1st Chronicles chapter 16 and 17, verse 34 of chapter 16. Oh, give thanks to the Lord for he0:22 is good, for his mercies endure forever. So this morning, we're gonna get a glimpse of the Psalms that we're gonna be spending the summer in. And if you've not invited someone yet to join0:34 us for Psalms, I have a really neat digital invitation that you can send to, friends and family. I'm gonna ask you to invite 2 people. 2 people. Think about how the word0:46 of God has blessed you as you've been on this journey. Share that with somebody else. So text the word Psalms to 6 7 7 4 2. Psalms to 6 7 7 4 2. It's a really neat digital invitation0:58 you just send to them and, and then they can join us on this journey through the summer as we're in the book of Psalms. It's gonna be so encouraging. Alright? Alright. For today, we continue through the1:10 book of Chronicles. We're looking in, chapter 16. We see how David approaches God with a psalm of thanksgiving. There's a lot to take away from this in terms of how we approach God with a thankful1:21 heart expressing gratitude even in difficult situations. Then in chapter 17, God responds to David's desire to build a temple with the answer no, but it comes1:33 with a promise. In chapter 13, we read of David's disastrous attempt to bring the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem. The 1st attempt failed because god, David did not1:45 approach the Ark of God, God's presence as God had directed. David regrouped, sought the word of the Lord, and successfully brought the ark to the tent1:57 that he constructed for it. Now there's this massive celebration with the ark's return and David establishes praise and worship for the Lord continually. He he2:09 David's this is why I believe David was described as a man after God's own heart. A lot of time we a lot of times there's focus on his failures, but I think that's a reminder that2:21 we you know he's human just like us And if we stumble as Proverbs says, a righteous man will fall 7 times but he gets back up. He doesn't stay down. And I think what2:33 really what we see here and what we're gonna see in Psalms that sets David apart and can set you and I apart is a heart of worship, a heart of praise, a heart of2:45 thanksgiving. Alright. Verse 4 chapter 16, and he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel.2:56 Now this wasn't just for this 1 occasion, this grand celebration. This was to be daily, a daily ministry of worship. Verse 6,3:08 Benaiah, Jazael, the priest regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God. Our worship of the Lord should be daily. It shouldn't just be once a3:20 week when we gather together as believers in church. This should be daily. Our daily, we should be worshiping and praising God. This was a special occasion. Look at verse 7. And on3:32 that day, David 1st delivered this Psalm to the hand of Asaph, his brother, to thank the Lord. Now this Psalm is also contained in Psalm 1 0 5 and 1 0 6. So we're gonna see it again.3:44 Verse 8, 0, give thanks to the Lord. Call upon his name. Make his make known his deeds among the peoples. So what are we to give thanks for? Look at verse 34. Oh, give3:56 thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his mercies endure forever. Sing to him, verse 9, sing to him, Sing Psalms to him. Talk of his wondrous4:08 works. Glory in his holy name. Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face evermore. Remember his marvelous4:20 works which he has done, his wonders and the judgments of his mouth. Now look at the the approach to God. There's a progression we see here. Number 1, give thanks.4:32 Thanks. Sing and praise him. Talk of his wondrous works. Glory in his name. Seek the face and the strength of the Lord. Remember his marvelous works. What he's done in the4:44 past, what God has done, he can do and he will do. Now think about the people you enjoy having a conversation with. Who do you who do you like being around? Who do you look forward to spending time4:56 with and talking to? Those who immediately dive into what they want from you? Or do you appreciate those who talk with you, inquire about you, and maybe even recognize something that5:07 you've done for them? I would venture to say that we all like to be recognized and appreciated. In recognizing that we are created in the5:19 image of God, we reflect our creator in this way. I believe that we should go to God not just, you know, God give me this and this and that, but to worship5:31 him, to thank him, to remind him of what he has done for you. Verse 23, sing to the Lord all the earth, Proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the5:42 nations, his wonders among all the people. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. He is also to be feared among all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols, but the5:54 Lord made the heavens. There is only 1 true God. He is the 1 who created the heavens and the earth. The rest are literally worthless nothings.6:06 That's what idols are. They're really storefronts as I've said before for demonic activity, but idols are created to to feed the fallen nature of man and they're they'reEstablishing Daily Worship 6:18 nothings. Our praise to the Lord should not stop though in our prayer closet. I believe, you know, my day begins with with prayer, praise, thanksgiving,6:30 bible study, but it should not be isolated or contained within our prayer closet. It should start there. But out of the overflow, we should declare him and his6:42 glory to the nations. Drop down to verse 31, let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, the Lord reigns. We don't need to6:53 be hesitant about declaring the majesty and the authority of God. Let the sea roar in all its fullness. Let the field rejoice in all that is in it. Then7:05 the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord for he is coming to judge the earth. He is coming. Nature, nature, God's creation celebrates7:17 with anticipation the return of Jesus to judge the earth, dispensing justice and making all things right. All of creation yearns for that day7:29 and we should join in it as well. Verse 37. So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the Ark regularly as7:41 every day's work required. This was a regular occasion and David set all of this in order. And Obed edom Edom with his 68 brethren including Obed and the sons of Jeduthun7:53 and Hosah to be gatekeepers and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priest before the Tabernacle Lord at the high place that was at Gibeon to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the8:05 altar of burnt offerings regular regularly morning and evening and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord which he commanded Israel. And with him Haman, Haman and8:17 Jeth Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name to give thanks to the Lord because his mercy endures forever. So David brought the arkGod's Covenant Promise 8:29 back to Jerusalem and placed it in a tent that he had prepared. Meanwhile, the Mosaic Tabernacle, in in the bronze altar8:42 remained at Gibeon, where the regular sacrifices prescribed by law continued under the priest. And as a result, during, David's reign, worship8:53 was conducted in 2 locations before the ark in Jerusalem and the tabernacle in Gibeon until Solomon united these functions in the temple that was built in Jerusalem.9:05 Now in chapter 17, David expresses his desire to build a temple for God, but God says no. But then God tells David he will build him a house instead. Verse 7 of9:17 chapter 17. Now therefore thus says now now thus shall you say to my servant David, thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the sheepfold from following the sheep to be ruler over my people9:29 Israel. Now this is God speaking through the prophet Nathan. Verse 8, and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you and have made you a name like9:41 the name of the great men who are on the earth. You know, God was making clear, as we'll continue to see, that he was the 1 who was making David successful. Verse9:53 9. Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more, nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them10:04 anymore as previously. Since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, Also, I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore, I tell you that the Lord will build10:16 you a house, and it shall be when your days are fulfilled, you when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons and I10:28 will establish his kingdom. He shall he shall build me a house and I will establish his throne forever. Now this is the Davidic covenant which establishes the throne that10:40 Jesus will reign from when he returns. And I think that's very soon. 1 final note, verse 27 of chapter 17. Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your10:52 servant that it may continue before you forever, for you have blessed it, oh, Lord, and it shall be blessed forever. This is David responding to the word from Nathan. What God blesses11:04 will be blessed. If you know Jesus Christ as your savior, if you've ex if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, that he died on the cross for your sins and you have confessed him with yourWalking in God's Blessing 11:16 mouth, you are saved. You are a follower of Jesus Christ and that means you are blessed by God. For if God has blessed it,11:28 it shall be blessed. This morning you are blessed. Walk in that blessing that comes from the Lord. Father, we thank you. We thank you for your11:40 blessing for what you have blessed shall be blessed and those that are in Christ Jesus are blessed. Lord, we're removed from the guilt of sin, the penalty of sin, and we can walk in the freedom that comes11:53 from you alone, from your grace and from your mercy. Lord, just as we see if David, David was a man who who stumbled and did some really bad things, but he had a heart after you. Lord, he confessed12:04 his sin. He walked in the fullness of praise and worship of your of you. He walked in the power of the Holy Spirit. And I pray, Lord, we would do the same. Lord, guide us this day. Fill our hearts12:16 with praise, with thanksgiving, with gratitude toward you for the things that you have done. For what you have done, you can do and you will do. Thank you for blessing us. We pray this in12:28 Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Again, let me remind you, invite someone to join us because we're soon gonna be in that oasis of the Psalms, and I believe they will be blessed. So text the word Psalms to12:40 6 7 7 4 2. That's Psalms to 6 7 7 4 2. I'm sure you've memorized that by now. And I'll send you a really neat digital invitation you can send to, family and friends.12:52 Alright. Until next time, keep standing on the word.12:57 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day,13:09 you can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 David's Psalm of Thanksgiving6:10 Establishing Daily Worship8:20 God's Covenant Promise11:10 Walking in God's Blessing
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