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See verses under Something New

But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God.
2 Samuel 6:6

Doing things God’s way matters.

Gotquestions.org: Uzzah and Ark

I love this quote from Adam Redpath

“We want God’s presence very much, don’t we? But we like to hitch His presence to some of our new carts. We like to add Him to our list of organizations, to load Him on top of the mechanics of a busy life, and then drive. How much of our service is really in the energy of the flesh, I wonder! So often we put forth our hands, but not our hearts.”

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• Sometimes we have to retreat to a place of refuge and seek the Lord.
  We can hear God speak when turn the outside noises off.
  When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he went into the stronghold.
  2 Samuel 5:17

• We can’t consult everyone, except God.
  We should inquire of God first before others, and in addition to others.
  David consulted with all his officials, including the generals and captains of his army.
  1 Chronicles 13:1

• Just because others agree it’s the right thing to do, doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do.
  We shouldn’t always have unanimous votes.
  The whole assembly agreed to this, for the people could see it was the right thing to do
  1 Chronicles 13:4

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Apply these lessons to my life.