Don't Do the Right Thing the Wrong Way!

Right: Correct, proper and fitting
Wrong: Incorrect, not suitable

When God calls us to do something, He will also equip and instruct us in how to do it. God is a God of order and He has a plan of how He wants us to carry His plans out. All too often we want to do things our own way. Although our hearts might be right and our motives might be right, if we mess around and do the right thing the wrong way, there could be devastating consequences.

Let’s use David for an example: David and all Israel wanted the Ark of God with them because the Ark represented God’s presence and His Glory and it would bring blessings to them instead of a curse to them... and who wouldn’t want God's presence & His Glory?! The Bible tells us that David gathered all Israel together and they went to Kirjath-jearim to bring up the Ark of God. They carried the Ark in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab - which was not God's order. The people were so excited that they played before God with all their might, with singing, with harps, with cymbals and with trumpets.

1 Chronicles 13:9-10 continues to say "And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God." The Lord had taught the Levites how to carry the Ark and in Numbers 4:15, we see that the sons of Kohath were told "they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die." God wanted His Ark carried on the shoulders of consecrated, obedient, and praising men and women.

Uzza's motives like David’s, were likely pure, but they disregarded the written word of God. He did what was strictly forbidden. How different might have things been if they had taken the time to inquire of the Lord. Often times our great ideas and good intentions turn into disaster and they not only affect us, but they sometimes also affect others around us - even when our motives are pure/good. Before we put our hand out to redeem a situation, we need to remember to take a step back and inquire of the Lord to ensure that we are moving in the direction He would have us to move.

Let’s go before the Lord - especially since He’s only a prayer away - and seek His order, His way, and His plan of how He wants things done; because as we've seen, even when something might appear to be the right thing to do, we can easily do it the wrong way.

With all that said, let the Church say amen... and AMEN!