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Why Did Uzzah Have to Die ?

Why Did Uzzah Have to Die ?. II Samuel 6:1-10

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Why Did Uzzah Have to Die ?

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  1. Why Did Uzzah Have to Die? II Samuel 6:1-10 1 Again David gathered all the choice men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the Name,the LORD of Hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. 3 So they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. 4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, accompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before the ark. 5 Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the LORD on all kinds of instruments of fir wood, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on sistrums, and on cymbals.6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God. 8 And David became angry because of the LORD’s outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place Perez Uzzahto this day. 9 David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come to me?” 10 So David would not move the ark of the LORD with him into the City of David; but David took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 

  2. I.    David had long desired to bring the Ark of God, the very symbol of God’s presence into his capital city. A.        With great fan-fare and many witnesses, the Ark was placed on a cart and led from it’s current site to Jerusalem. B.        But something funny happened on the way to the capital, the oxen stumbled, upsetting the cart, and the ark began to tilt. C.        Uzzah, seeing God’s Ark about to fall, reached out to steady it. God killed him for his attempt. D.        The question I would like us to consider this day is “Why did Uzzah have to die?” 1.         It is apparent that Uzzah’s intentions were good.                         2.         The recording of this event is to teach us something - Romans 15:4For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.                         3.         By learning from the mistakes of others, it is hoped that we will not fall into the same trap - I Corinthians 10:11Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.                         4.         If we fail to understand why Uzzah had to die, we will fail in our own attempts at serving God.

  3. II.        As we examine God’s instructions for the care of His tabernacle and the Ark, we find that David and his people were very careless. A.        God was very specific in how the Ark was to be transported:1.         Poles were to be used to carry the Ark - Exodus 37:5 2.         The ark had to be covered so no one could gaze at it - Numbers 4:5-6 3.         Only certain families were allowed to carry the ark - Numbers 4:15 B.        Not long before, the Philistines captured the Ark because the people thought they could force God to battle for them - I Samuel 4:3, 1.         While God allowed the Philistines to take the Ark, they soon learned that they held a dangerous thing. a. Their idol god was destroyed and plagues of tumors and mice broke out wherever the Ark was taken.  b. Philistines decided to put the Ark on a cart and let this terrible God decide where His Ark was to go. - I Samuel 6:7-9, 2.         It was probably this event that gave the Israelites the idea that the Ark could be transported via a cart. After all, God allowed the Philistines to use a cart to carry the Ark.

  4. C.        David and the people knew what God had commanded, but they ignored it. 1.         Their intentions were good. David wanted to bring the symbol of God’s presence into his city. The people came out in mass to honor God. Uzzah just wanted to keep the Ark from falling. 2.         There are many people who feel that the intentions of their hearts will justify them before God. It doesn’t matter if they observe God’s Law, often they don’t even bother to learn them. They believe that God knows the heart of man and that He will pardon any faults they may have, so long as their intentions are good. 3.         However, God teaches something elseMan likes to think he is pure - Proverbs 16:2What looks right to man doesn’t necessary mean it is right - Proverbs 16:25Man can always justify his own decisions - Proverbs 21:2

  5. D.        David and the people were sincere in their efforts. • 1.         Have you heard people say, “God is too good to condemn anyone. As long as my intentions are good, everything will work out. It doesn’t matter how you worship God, so long as you are sincere.” • 2.         God demands obedience – Proverbs 21:3 - righteousness and justice is more acceptable than sacrifices I Samuel 15:22 - Obedience is more important to God. Micah 6:6-8 - All the sacrifices in the world cannot make up for being unjust, unmerciful, and prideful.Hosea 6:6- Mercy and knowledge is more important than offerings • Jeremiah 7:21-26 - God thinks obedience was more important. • 3.         God told the people to offer sacrifices, but they thought the sacrifices were the most important thing. As long as they got that done, it didn’t matter so much what else they did. • 4.         Listen to what God wanted of these Israelites - Deuteronomy 6:5-9, • 5.         God is to be worshiped in spirit and truth - John 4:23-2423 • I Peter 4:11- Speak as the Bible speaks

  6. III.       Uzzah died because he touched the Ark of God, but he wasn’t the only one punished. David, in front of 30,000 people, saw the anger of God. David’s carelessness led to a man needlessly dying. A.        Yet David learned - I Chronicles 15:1-2,David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it. 2 Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”12-1512He said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. 13 For because you did not do it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.” 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.  B.        Notice David’s admission: “We did not consult God about the proper order.”                         1.         They did it in a manner that seemed right to them, but they did not check to see if God approved.                         2.         David was mad that God killed Uzzah, but he learned that he had only himself to blame.

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