“ 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 [b]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.”
1 Chronicles 15:13–15 (NKJV)
Discussion Questions:
- How do we better understand the purpose of corporate praise? Do you better understand how to practically “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4. Contrast that to how we engage in celebrating secular events like concerts or a sporting competition.
- Share your experience or testimony where you felt God’s presence or power during praise and worship in church? （2 Chronicles 20:22, Joshua 6:20, Acts 16:25-26）
- How do you enter God’s presence when alone? What we can learn from each other in a cell group to minister to ourselves (eg, to declare praises to God with our mouth out loud, to bow down in worship, and learning to pray in the Spirit) (1 Samuel 30:6, Psalm 103:1-2, Psalm 42:5)