Dancing Defeats Our Insecurities! (2 Sam 4-6)

"And David danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod."

What does it means to dance before the Lord with all his might? The Message quoted, "dance with great abandon before God." It seems like David was letting go his fear by abandoning the cares of the world, dancing and singing like no one is watching!

David didn't do it easily, but he did it with all his might, to conquer his insecurities! Before the ark arrived, David was afraid of the Lord because He strucked Uzzah for putting his hand upon the ark of God. So David was angry and unwilling to bring the ark of the Lord into the city of David for he said, "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?" He disbelieved, but after seeing how the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom and all his household, David realized that he had to conquer his fear and receive His blessings, so he decided to celebrate all the way! The men only took six steps when David started to make sacrifices and danced all the way, even before the ark got into the city of David!

Even David ignored his wife's scorn! His wife looked out the window and saw David dancing before the Lord carelessly. Of course, David didn't bother anyone or danced with anyone for he danced before the Lord all the way. She despised him in her heart because he wasn't acting like a high-class-king in her view. Who cares?! As result, she had no child to the day of her death. God is taking care of those who are watching us. All we need to do is abandon the cares of the world and celebrate before God with all our might, letting go all of our fears and insecurities! Yeah it will never be easy, but once you take a step it will be a lot easier after that!

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain