Psalm
15:1-2 asks and answers the question of who was allowed to tabernacle with YHVH,
“LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?
Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh
righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”
The
tabernacle, which was the dwelling place of YHWH, had to be taken apart,
moved, and re-assembled every time the children of Israel moved during their
sojourn in Egypt. Psalm 24: 3-4 which is
a companion scripture to 15:1-2 asks and answered the question of who may
tabernacle with God, “ Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall
stand in his holy place? He that hath
clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor
sworn deceitfully.”
Every Christian musician that I know
desires to dwell in God’s sacred place.
However, there some conditions for a musician to dwell in close
relationship with God. Psalm fifteen
explains that this person must walk uprightly (halak, 1980) i.e. must behave
uprightly (tamiym, 8549) i.e. without blemish or defilement. Psalm twenty four further explains that this
person must have clean hands (naqiy, 5355) i.e. this musician must be guiltless
in his or her actions and must pure heart (bar, 1249) clean or pure heart. Furthermore, this person must not be a vain
or deceptive or one who has sworn deceitfully i.e. who lies or is involved in
any kind of fraud.
If a Christian musician is not guilty
of any of the above he or she will ab le to tabernacle with God. Every Christian musician should be reminded
that these are the Old Testament requirements of YHWH. In this spiritual dispensation Christian
musicians can have a close daily relationship and walk with God, but there are
spiritual requirements that we all must meet if we desire to know Christ
intimately.
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