Musicing unto God was a Grand Occasion

  Musicing unto God was a Grand Occasion

I Chronicles 15:27 states, “And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers.  David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

       As the children of Israel brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, the procession included King David and the Levite musicians with their musical leader Chenaniah. They were dressed for the occasion in robes of fine linen.  Because they represented the LORD Jehovah, they had put on their finest clothes for the great event.  It is important to note that they wore appropriate clothing since they were near the Ark of the Covenant.

        Chenaniah, the master of song, was chosen to lead the singing Levite musicians on this occasion.  What a grand occasion this must have been.  Just think of it, they were bringing the Ark of the Covenant whish was the symbol of Jehovah’s manifest presence back to the city of Jerusalem.  It is no wonder that they dressed up for the occasion.

       When we, as church musicians, are doing the musical business of the self-existent, independent, autonomous and eternal God we should square our shoulders, dress up, and look and act like we are in God’s  representatives who are ministering in the presence of the God who spoke world’s into existence.  We should always remember that we, as God’s musical servants, never get a second chance to make a good first impression on those to whom we minister to musically.  So, if we are going to do the business of God we must look, dress and look like we represent the only true God whom we worship.