MUSIC – A Biblical Example for Worship

There are so many thoughts on music and what’s appropriate for the Christian and people teach their “principles” to others and try to use God’s Word to base their rules and guidelines about what is good music, bad music, worshiping music, etc. I was listening through Chronicles and came across a great example of praise and music that was done by one of our heroes of the faith that is often overlooked in certain circles of fundamentalism and so I thought I would point out how worship should be done using a Scriptural example that God was pleased with but not with an observer (who should have been a participant).

I Chronicles 15: 16-29.

                        Vs. 16            Play LOUDLY

                                              Use singers

                                              Use instruments (harps, lyres, cymbals)

                                              Raise sounds of joy

                        Vs. 17-22       Be Organized (people assigned to different instruments, singers, and a director)

                        Vs. 26            Sacrifice

                        Vs. 27            Clothed (robe of fine linen, linen ephod)

                        Vs. 28            Everyone shouting

                                              LOUD music using horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres

                        Vs. 29            Dancing

                                              Rejoicing