Give Thanks to God's Holy Name

Monday, December 15, 2014
1 Chronicles 16:35-41 KJV 

35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, [and] glory in thy praise. 36 Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD. 37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required: 38 And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah [to be] porters: 39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that [was] at Gibeon, 40 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and [to do] according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel; 41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for ever;

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After the ark was placed in its rightful place in Jerusalem, King David penned a psalm and regular worship resumed. What does David implore the people of God to say to the Lord? (v.35)
2) How do the people respond to the king's benediction? (v.36)
3) Who did David leave to minister before the ark continually? (v.37)
4) Who were designated to be porters? (v.38)
5) What were Zadok, the other priests, and others chosen to do? (v.39-41)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What role, if any, do you have in ministering to God's people at your local church?
7) How do you prepare yourself for the work that you've been assigned in the household of faith?

LIFE LESSONS
8) The Lord has a role for every believer in building up a habitation for His presence.
9) Personal devotion precedes corporate worship in the household of faith.