The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 14 October 2026 – Reverence For The Ark Of God Is Rewarding
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TOPIC – Reverence For The Ark Of God Is Rewarding
READ: 1 Kings 8:1-11
1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
THE MESSAGE:
The Ark of the Covenant was at the centre of the worship of God’s people, Israel. It was previously captured by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:11) and was later brought to Zion by David and kept in the tent he had made for it (1 Samuel 6:16-17). Soon after the dedication of the temple of Jerusalem, King Solomon’s next and most important move was to bring up the Ark of God into the temple and restore it to where it rightly belonged. In doing this, he made sure all the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of the Israelites, were part of it. By this approach, everyone was connected to the altar and the ark.
If we get ourselves connected to the altar and the Ark of the Covenant of God, we will be certain that God’s blessing will flow from the throne of grace to every one of us. More so, God’s presence will be revealed in our midst, as shown in our passage: “When the priests came out of the Holy Place, a thick cloud filled the Temple of the LORD. The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple” (verses 10-11). This experience is worth looking up to.
PRAYER: Oh Lord, help me to always acknowledge Your presence, activate it and experience it. Amen.
