2 Samuel 6: Then David again gathered all the elite troops in Israel, 30,000 in all. ² He led them to Baalah of Judah to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. ³ They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart as it left the house, ⁴ carrying the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark. ⁵ David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.
⁶ But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God. ⁷ Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God. ⁸ David was angry because the Lord’s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means “to burst out against Uzzah”), as it is still called today.

⁹ David was now afraid of the Lord, and he asked, “How can I ever bring the Ark of the Lord back into my care?” ¹⁰ So David decided not to move the Ark of the Lord into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath.

when david decided to move the ark.. which carried the presence of God... he did not bother to look in the law of moses and determine HOW God told them to move the ark.. so what they did was not done by God's laws... most of my life I have felt God was ridiculous in this.. I felt that david was trying to do a good thing and God went overboard by killing a man who was just trying to make sure that the ark didn't fall.... that is completely worldly thinking....

God's ways are not our ways... before Jesus died and tore the curtain that hung before the holy of holies.. there was very few people who had access to God personally... most everyone had to go through a priest... when the priest went into the holy of holies.. where God resides.. he had a rope tied around his waist because if he had sin in his life that was unconfessed then he would die in there and they had to be able to pull him out.. and they couldn't go in to get him or they would die too....

I felt God was telling me in this scripture that we do not give Him enough respect.. enough reverence... we view Him as if He is more of a genie in a bottle than the creator of all things.. we look more to Him for what He will do for us on a personal level than what He will do for the world... we keep looking at our own world yet our true purpose is a kingdom purpose... not as much a personal purpose...

david got afraid of the Lord... he left the ark where it was pretty much.. .LOL... how very like us.. when we get scared.. we realize who God really is.. His Awesomeness.. His Power.. His Majesty... then we get scared and want to run from Him.. and really that is the whole reason we should be running toward Him.. because He alone is worthy to be worshipped and praised and magnified and adored and honored.... only God is worthy to be a god to us.... keep God first and everything else will fall into place...