Worship at His Footstool - Psalms 131-133

Psalms 132:6-7 (ESV)

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;

we found it in the fields of Jaar.

“Let us go to his dwelling place;

let us worship at his footstool!”

Psalm 132 is a song the pre-exiled Israelites would sing as they went to the Temple to worship God.    Prior to the Temple, of course, was the Tabernacle.    God had established the Tabernacle under Moses and He promised to dwell there, above the Ark of the Covenant, between the cherubim.    Now, however, David wanted to build a place for God.  We might ask, “Why does God need a place for Him.”   We realize that God does not, but the in honor of God’s majesty, David wanted to build a place that reflected God’s character, rather than a Tabernacle tent.    The two verse, above, however, are in reference to when David wanted to bring the Ark of the Covenant to the Temple he built of God.    The Ark was often carried into battle to represent the presence of God in the midst in the battle.   But, Israel often treated it as a good luck charm.  The Ark would be taken captive.    Since the Temple was supposed to be a permanent place for the Ark, the people would no longer have to look for it, like in paces like Ephrathah or Jaar.   Now the Ark would be exactly where it needed to be.  The people would have a place for God presence.   The point the writer is making is that God does not need a place to dwell, but the fact that He wants His presence known to the people, He chooses to make himself known.   So, let us go to this dwelling place and bow down at His footstool in praise and adoration.   That is the point.  We don’t need a physical place to worship Christ, today.   But we do need the desire to seek Him and find Him on our knees.