Today, I am reading and commenting on 2 Chronicles 1-4.

We do not normally think about the fact that when David decided to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem it was in Kiriath Jearim while the tabernacle and its furnishings, including the altar, were in Gibeon.  The tabernacle and altar remained in Gibeon even after David brought the Ark to Jerusalem.  As a result of the tabernacle being at Gibeon for such a long period of time, Gibeon became a place of significance for the worship of God.  It is actually kind of interesting that this happened, considering that Gibeon was a Canaanite city which used subterfuge to enter into a treaty with the Israelites shortly after the Israelites destroyed Jericho.  I find it instructive Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice and worship God, despite his father setting up the Ark in Jerusalem as a place of worship.  So, before Solomon built the temple there were two places where people went to worship God, Gibeon, where the tabernacle and the altar built during the Israelites journey was, and wherever the Ark of the Covenant was.  This happened despite the fact that God had commanded the Israelites to worship Him in just one place.  This reminds me of the many denominations in the Church today.  Solomon built the temple in order to unify the people of Israel.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.