It's Not Always What We Do, But How We Do It That Matters! or And Here Lies The Promblem

I've learned over the years that it matters how things are done sometimes more than what we are doing. This was the case for David in moving the ark of the covenant—you know, the time that Uzza died. David was supposed to get Levites to move the ark by hand. But instead he moved it on a cart with oxen. When the oxen stumbled Uzza reached out to stable the ark and died instantly.

Even though David and the people were playing their musical instruments along the way to honor God, it didn't matter because like Cain, David did not do what God instructed. Moving the ark wasn't the problem. Playing their heart out on the tambourine, harp, cymbal, or other instruments before God the entire time wasn't a problem either. But not doing what God had specifically asked was a problem.