PSALM 27:1–6 Our Main Desire
READ: PSALM 27:1–6
v. 4 “One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after.”
In Psalm 27 we meet a David who is pursued by enemies of various stripes. He calls them evildoers, adversaries and foes. There are false witnesses who have risen against him, violent people who want him dead (v. 12). One could imagine that under these circumstances David needed to focus on how to survive and that he did not have much time to think about worship.
Yet, this is exactly what David thinks about more than anything else: “One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life.” This is the main desire in David’s heart. Despite all the challenges he had to deal with, he had one overriding concern: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of his life!
What does this mean? Did David want to quit politics and become a priest in the tabernacle of the Lord? No, that was not his intention. He knew he was called by the LORD to be King of Israel. What does it mean then? Did he want to be in the tabernacle 24/7? No, that was not his intention either.
David wanted to be able to visit the sanctuary of the LORD regularly to watch the priests bringing the sacrifices for God’s people, to marvel at the rituals of atonement, to be reminded of God’s favour and faithfulness for his people, to participate in singing God’s praises and making music to the LORD (v. 6). The Lord Jesus, the Son of David, loved to be in his Father’s house, the temple in Jerusalem as well (Luke 2:49), and it was his custom to worship in the synagogue on the Sabbath (4:16).
We can learn something from David. We may be involved in many activities and we may have all kinds of goals we want to achieve, but let it be our number one desire to spend quality time with the Lord in private prayer and with the Lord’s people in church. Nothing is more important and nothing gives more joy than being reminded of the great gift of atonement and reconciliation with God through the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ, our perfect high priest.
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