1 Chronicles 15:11-15

“after the due order”

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11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.13 For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 15:11-15

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• It is important to have rules of order– Needed in all walks of life

• Business - “Rules and Standing Instructions”• Traffic• Homes• Church

• Without rules - disorder, confusion & chaos– “after the due order” means obeying God’s

instructions

Introduction

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Moving the Ark

God Said

•Numbers 4:5-15•1 Chron. 15:2, 15

Mans Actions

1 Chron. 13:7-10

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Offerings to God

Abel’s Offering

•Genesis 4:4•Hebrews 11:4

Cain’s Offering

•Genesis 4:3-7

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Obeying God’s Commands

Noah

•Genesis 6:14-22•Hebrews 11:7

Nadab & Abihu

•Leviticus 10:1-2

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Salvation

The Bible Says•Do God’s Will

– Matt. 7:21

•Love & Obey– Jn. 14:15, 21,

23– Heb. 5:8, 9– Mk. 16:15, 16– Acts 2:38

Man Says•“Nothing to do”

•“Faith only” saves

– But, James 2:24

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Baptism

The Bible Says•Burial in water

– Col. 2:12

•To BE saved– Mk. 16:16– 1 Peter 3:21– Acts 2:38

•Get “into Christ”– Gal. 3:26, 27

Man’s Way•Sprinkle, pour or immerse•“because saved”

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ChurchThe Bible Says

•One - Christ’s– Matt. 16:18

•Head is Christ– Col. 1:18

•Governed by Divine Authority

– Eph. 1:22, 23

Man’s Way•Many Choices

– Matt. 15:13

•Pope, Presidents, councils, boards•Conventions & Majority Rule, Votes

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Worship of the Church

The Bible Says

•In Spirit & truth– John 4:23, 24– Acts 2:41– Eph. 5:19

Man’s Way

•Whatever seems right

– Matt. 15:8, 9

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Work of the Church

The Bible Says

•Divinely appointed

– 2 Tim. 3:16, 17

– 1 Peter 4:11

Man’s Way

•Man’s “good judgment”

– Prov. 14:12

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Who Will We Please?

GOD? MAN?

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Word’s of the Apostles

“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men” -

Acts 5:29

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