Worship Ministry| Lecture 5 : BC311-WM-20260826

Okay. Okay. So, let's um uh let's pray and then start. I just wanted to um read um one particular verse and then we'll start. Um so this is from the book of Psalms again. Um as we are now studying about worship ministry right this verse that we know very well which is Psalm 34 and verse1 right I will bless the Lord at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth I Huh? Just check. Is it? It's okay. Sorry. Just one second, please. Don't just don't just Is the camera the camera? Okay. Check. Okay. Sorry about that. Yeah. So, we reading Psalm 34 and verse one. I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth. So the psalmist is saying, you know, he's he's making a decision. He's making a choice and he's saying, I will bless the Lord at all times. Right? So two things that we can um you know notice in this verse is the psalm is saying that I will. Right? So he has made a decision and he's saying I will bless the Lord. He says and and the second thing that we notice here is he says I will bless the lord at all times right no matter um what the situation is I will bless the lord at all times right and he also goes on to say his praise shall continually be in my mouth you know uh which also shows us that u the psalmist is um engaging with god right he's he's actually talking to god he's communing with god throughout right that is these are some things this verse you know uh not just for the sake of worship but as believers to be in communion with God right this is not uh you know just for people in worship ministry or somebody in ministry now this is for all believers to be able to commune with God at all times right when you say commune we saying fellowshipping with God staying in touch right with God and speaking to him and uh so he says I will bless the Lord. So what does it mean to bless the Lord? It means to acknowledge his greatness. It means to praise. You know the same word which is used um uh we used for praise is the same word which is used there. You know I will praise the Lord. I will bless the Lord. Right? So when you look at what what you do to bless the Lord, you will actually you know we will acknowledge his goodness, his greatness. We are saying yes this is who you are. Right? As we read the word of God, as we uh experience God, the goodness of God, we're saying, "Yes, Lord, this is who you are." You know, uh the the environment might be difficult, right? The times would be challenging, right? That is why he says at all times, challenging times, happy times, sad times, um the key is to acknowledge that he who he is who he said he is, right? Many times we want to change, right? We want to change who he is based on our difficulty or challenge. You know, saying, "Okay, God, maybe you're not faithful. Maybe, you know, um you're not true to what you said, true to your promises." We change that, right? But the confession of praise or confession of u you know uh uh all times should be that that we will bless the Lord, acknowledge who he is at all times, right? So um yeah, let's just pray along those lines and ask the Lord to teach us and show us, you know, how we can do that at all times. Right. Father, we thank you for this um for this scripture, for the reminding of uh of this truth, oh God, that um Lord, that it's a decision, this a choice that we make to bless you, to praise you at all times. Yes father God at all times um when things are good when things are not so good Lord when things are challenging and and u Lord when we don't know what to do Lord even in those moments father God to bless you Lord to say you are who you said you are Lord in your word Lord enable us to do that Father God and especially during difficult times Father God enable us to praise you and bless your name Father God to lift up your name master and Lord we know that when we shout your praise when We proclaim who you are, Father God, that you reign in the praises of your people. You are enthroned in the praises of your people. And so may we Lord experience you ruling and reigning Lord in those difficult circumstances. I pray for those who are who might be going through Lord challenging times Lord emotionally, physically, spiritually and maybe in familywise and financially Lord. Father we pray and we acknowledge that you are who you said you are right now. We bless your name, Father God. And may may each person who's going through such difficult challenging times experiencing experience the power of the truth of who you are father god. Yes Lord we pray for breakthroughs. We pray for healing. We pray for provision Lord. We pray for mountains to be removed. Father God. Yes Lord. We thank you Lord. Show yourself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are loyal to you God. We thank you in Jesus name we pray. Amen. Amen. Okay. So um we stopped with the yeah the tabernacle of Moses. I think page 19 is where we stopped. Okay. So uh let's continue to um look in detail um about the the David's tabernacle like the tabernacle that David built. So uh the word tabernacle itself it just means a dwelling place or a big tent. You know that's the picture that we get of a tabernacle and la last class we looked at the tabernacle in the wilderness u the which Moses built based on the instruction from God right so we saw that and it was actually a prescription a design for people to um worship God for God to encounter people and it has a it had a prophetic element to it right it actually was prophesying or it was pointing to the future about what Jesus would do, you know, that perfect sacrifice and um uh and every aspect of or every element or every furnishing in the tabernacle, it meant something, right? It meant something about the eternal word who would come and who would give himself as a perfect sacrifice in order to save us, cleanse us, sanctify us. Right? So, we saw that. Now when we read about the tabernacle that David built right between that Moses tabernacle and David's tabernacle a lot of things happened right and we also we looked at that earlier uh earlier on when we started the course um a lot of things happened that the tabernacle had fallen into disrepute in the sense people did not really honor God right um this was during the time of um Eli Eli was as priest and his sons were there. So they were actually dishonoring God through whatever they were doing, right? Uh they were living in outright sin uh right there. And so uh God was not pleased, right? And when the Philistines attacked, they took the ark. They took the ark of the covenant into battle because they knew that this was the power of God and the presence of God, right? They had experienced that and and obviously people had told them right you know this is what happened in the willers God would meet and they experienced the presence the power the instructions that came from God you know through the high priest they had experienced that and so they took the ark into battle but God was not with them right uh God was not he was mindful of all the things that were happening so they lost the the battle battle with the Philistines and the Philistines took the ark, right? So that is what happened. So the the fun the thing is you know uh the interesting thing or the funny thing is that in the tabernacle the worship continued okay but without the presence right a very important lesson for us also right that we can actually continue to do go through certain rituals we can go through certain things you know certain steps process is but the pres the presence of God was not there and that Hebrew word ikabode which means the glory had departed right and so this happened the worship continued irrespective of whether you know the ark was there or not they continued right and all the time we know what happened it went to the with the Philistines and there god pronounces judgment through calamities and through you know skin conditions and boils and all that and also displayed his power when they kept the ark in the the the temple of the deity uh Deeon their deity and we see that in the morning the statue had fallen down the head was broken and all that was there. So they moved it to four different cities within the Philistine um nation but um everywhere there was calamity, there was judgment, right? So uh again we we understand yes our god is a consuming fire. A god is a sovereign god. A god is god of grace. A god is a god of judgment. He's a holy god. And u we see that aspect of it even as they moved the ark. Right? And we we see that it was finally it um David decided to bring the ark back because the Philistines had enough and they came and they they didn't want to have anything to do with the ark of the covenant. They kept it you know outside of their territory of their boundary they kept it and they moved right so then David decided to bring it back then we also read about how it was handled you know I'm sorry in an incorrect manner right and again the wrath of God was there um and so they left uh the ark in the house of Oed Edom right now in the house of Oed Edom you know we we studied this in financial stewardship we see act. He was thriving and prospering, right? Thriving and prospering to the extent that it was noticeable to people, maybe his neighbors, people all around. He saw that something is different with Obad Eid. He's thriving, he's prospering, maybe financially, maybe you know there's so much of happiness and rejoicing in the house, right? So they brought back this news of what was happening in the house of Odam to David. He said the Lord is prospering right the presence of God is there and because of that everything is changing with Obadira right he's prospering he's doing well right um then David decides to bring back in the proper way he bring he brings back the tabernacle um to uh to Jerusalem and uh and then he starts the tabernacle of worship okay so let's read about how and what he did. Right now, uh we read in uh 1st Chronicles 25. Yeah, we can we can just go there. 1 Chronicles chapter 25. Okay. Um actually um we when we read about um uh right from 23 onwards uh we see you know David is actually preparing he wants to build the temple actually but um he he brings uh the the tabernacle and um uh his heart is really to build the temple And um he we see that in chapter 22 his conversation with Solomon right uh chapter 22:6 he called for his son to Solomon and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. My son as for me it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. But the word of the Lord came to me saying that I you have shed much blood and have made great wars. You shall not build a house for my name because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in in his days. He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever. Right? So, this is the word of the Lord like the prophetic word which uh came to David. So even though he desired to build the temple, the lord said you will not but your son will build. Right? So so that is the thing. So that that was something that was there the design and everything he gave right. Um and so this Davidic worship which was happening in the tabernacle right that he brought and he started uh you know it was a it was a big tent. um he appointed people to sing and praise and to worship the Lord, right? He would write songs, others would write songs and this would be brought to the Lord as an act of worship, right? So for the first time we we actually see something which which is very organized uh which is very big and grand extravagant because they were musicians which we don't see in the uh tabernacle of Moses right we don't see that but here uh David brings that so we might have that question you know why did David do that was it because he was a musician right he he knew how to play and he would sing maybe is it because he understood the power of anointed worship or singing to God and power of anointed music because he had experienced firsthand the you know the the spirit evil spirit leaving as he prayed as he played uh over Saul King Saul you know is it because of that we don't know but obviously God had inspired him and put things in his heart because he was actually scared about the ark of the covenant right he knew it had to be treated respectfully, right? That he could not uh mess around with the presence of God, the power of God. So, in fact, he he just left. He said, "Okay, I'm going back." Just left it right there and went. Right? So, he knew the the awesome power of God. He knew about the the the judgment of God. And yet, for him to do this meant that it had to be divinely inspired, right? because he knew what would happen if he would treat the presence of God, the power of God in a wrong manner, right? In a in a disrespectful way, in an irreverent way. So he would he knew that he had experienced firsthand, right? As he was bringing the ark, he experienced right before his eyes. So he knew that. So for him to have this kind of worship, institute this kind of worship, which means it had to be divinely inspired, right? We don't we don't see that he him having an encounter just like Moses and the mount of mount si you know mount si we don't see that we don't read about that encounter where you know specific instruction was given we don't read that but obviously there was something that happened and it was divinely inspired and therefore you know we we see this um u being done right so uh let's just read through Um if you actually go to uh 2 Samuel okay before we read 1 Chronicles let's go to 2 Samuel okay um and verse 6 sorry chapter 6 right chapter 6 talks about the the ark of God that was brought the whole thing that we you know spoke about how it was brought to oed Edom is right there Right. 2 Samuel chapter 6 um and how uh God actually broke out in power against um Usuza and how he died and so on. And so now uh verse 15 onwards or maybe we can read from um uh chap verse 12 onwards. Now it was told King David saying the Lord has blessed the house of obe and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Oed Edom to the city of David with gladness. Right? So now he does this in the right way with a lot of sacrifices and so on. Verse 14. Then David danced before the Lord with all his might and David was wearing a linen ephod you know the like what the priest would wear. He was wearing that you know he was so and uh the with shouting with the sound of the trump trumpet uh verse 16 says you know that whole incident of how Saul's daughter um Michael she uh looks and then she treating David with contempt and she has that uh conversation with him you know what is this it was done like a you did like you danced like a peasant and and so on so he experiences um you know that kind of contempt uh from uh the daughter of Saul, his wife. And then he goes on to say, you know, I'll be even more dignified than this, right? Before the Lord, I'll be even more dignified, meaning, you know, I'm going to express praise and worship to God uh with my entire being, right? I'm not going to hold back, withhold praise and worship just because I'm a king, right? Um so royalty was was expected to behave in a certain way, right, those days. uh and and and even you know there is a certain even even to till the present day they're expected to behave in a certain way uh and be very reserved in their movements and and you know very uh yeah you know kind of measured in their speech and so on. But here we see that David just let loose. He danced right uh even though he was the king he danced and so that uh his wife did not like it because she was obviously king Saul's daughter and she had experience you know how royalty should behave and so on and David just didn't consider all that but he just worshiped God with all his heart right now so that incident happened and then he says I will uh I will be even more dignified right so then we see that um uh when we move on to um yeah now we we'll just move on to u uh chronicles and then we'll we'll read about what actually he how he actually instituted that worship right so we see that one thing that we need to understand is that this kind of worship that he instituted continued even after the tabernacle was you know uh the temple was built right Solomon built the temple but this kind of worship what they call as the Davidic uh kind worship format of worship continued right and even kings after Solomon when they would have this kind of worship uh in the temple right so let's uh let's read 1 chronicles 25 the elaborate manner in which it was done right so it says here that David and the captains of the army separated for the service right so service unto God ministering to the Lord uh these people sons of Asaf He-Man and Cheddar right so these were their offspring their children and uh they were actually separated and what should they do who should prophesy with harps stringed instruments and symbols so there are instrument musical instruments but you see is they are supposed to prophesy which means speak forth, hear from God, speak forth, right? Speak forth whatever or declare or sing out whatever the God was putting in their hearts. So it was a it was a spiritual aspect and yet it was also natural in the sense they had these musical instruments, right? And it goes on to list down uh the number of the skilled men performing their service. And it goes on to list down the names, right? There were four sons of Asaf. Then there were about six sons of Jedithan. And uh I think about four 10 sons of He-Man and and so on, right? Uh or maybe 14, right? So and there were others also. So the number of them it says uh verse 7 the number of them with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the Lord all who were skillful was 288 right so it's a big number right 200 it's like as big as a congregation of a small local church right 288 so this was the number of people who were instructed in the songs of the lord who would come and minister before the lord in prophetic songs or pro prophetic declarations accompanied by musical instruments. So it talks about stringed instruments which were there and so on. Right? If you see that it was also organized administratively how they would do it. Now 288 now obviously all 288 were not expected to be there but some of them were there and it says here that they cast lots for their duty. So it means that they had a roster system, right? They had a schedule. So they would uh they would draw lots and uh it says the small as well as the great which means the in inexperienced as well as the experienced, right? Uh the young and the old, the teacher with the students. So some of them were obviously more skilled than the others who could actually teach the others. So the teacher along with the student, right? So we see that um u if if you read 1 chronicles 15 uh read about some of these names can uh and they were skilled and they were they taught um they were in charge of certain responsibilities right so we see this and sorry and we see that there were many other musicians also like in fact the number is about 4,000 musicians that's a huge number like 288 prophetic singers uh 4,000 musicians. Oh, it was big. It was grand. Right? Now, what was the timing of the uh this kind of worship in the tabernacle? What was the timing? Right? We see that there was no set time. It was 24/7. Like no set time in the sense it did not have limits. Okay? It's only 8 to 10 in the morning or 6:00 to 8:00 in the evening. No, it did not have it was 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, which means it was continuous, non-stop, right? See, the thing is in the in the tabernacle that uh Moses built, yes, this lamp was supposed to be on all the time, right? You don't put off that lamp. You fill the oil so that it is there in the morning. Uh it will be replenished so so that it just continues, right? It is lit all the time. Like similarly here we see that the worship to God the worship unto the Lord praise and worship unto the Lord was non-stop right so it was the sacrifice of praise it was offered to the Lord which was non-stop okay 24/7 so which which means that they would cast lots and there would be people assigned for certain certain blocks of time, right? So they would come at their appointed time, they would dee minister and and they would be they can go and rest, right? So this is what we see. So um different kinds of psalms are mentioned that they were that they were written that they were offered. Uh in fact if you um study if you just read through uh understanding the prophetic right the book understanding the prophetic so we see that uh the kind of uh when we in that chapter on prophetic worship it actually uh talks about let me just uh um read a few lines from there I'll also share that. Okay. Right. So, you know, understanding in the book understanding the prophetic u uh written by pastor. So, uh he just mentions some of these things, right? Um, four kinds of prophetic expressions were there. Um, is it coming through what I'm sharing? Okay. Yeah, it is. Right. Four kinds of prophetic expressions, right? These were prophetic songs to the Lord. Okay. One thing we see is prophetic songs to the Lord, which means that these were songs about God and to him. Then there were also prophetic songs of exhortation to people, right? Which means that they were directed towards people to draw near to God, right? Directed towards people to talk about God, to declare about God, right? And then there were prophetic songs of declarations to situations, people, uh, nations and also to the powers of darkness, right? To the enemies of God, right? It was then there was also prophetic action um upon you know accompanying one or more of the above. Right? So we see that these were some things which were offered to the Lord um in the in in the u tabernacle. Right? Also there were um uh several kinds of psalms which were offered. Uh let me just uh Okay. Okay. So we see different kinds of psalms. Uh we see a psalm of David, right? And uh there's a Hebrew word for psalm which is msour meaning you know this kind of psalm was mainly uh instrumental in nature. It was a poem with a set to music. Right? Then um you know uh you can actually read from page 118 of understanding the prophetic you know uh you can you can just make a note of the page number and read that right so yeah then it was uh it was called you know shigayan right then it then there's another psalm um this is psalm 16:1 okay which is a mkum psalm 16 verse1 the word mkum means an engraving something that is beautiful right? Something um that is a poem, something that is beautiful, something that you engrave on a like a gold or or a precious u you know material. Right? So this was some it was called a a precious psalm, something to be valued, something to be adored, right? Chapter 17:E1 talks about a prayer, right? So which means it is an intercession, it is a request, a supplication to God, right? Um so this is a different kind of psalm. Then Psalm 74:1 talks about a psalm which is a contemplation meaning it is something that you think through. It is meant to you know it is something to be uh something that has a depth. It is meant to inform educate us in the uh in the things of God and also it is something for us to think through right something that is deep something that you contemplate right contemplate means to think deeply right so that is uh one kind of psalm then psalm 83:1 it talks about uh a song that is sung right it's a song it's a is a it's a musical in nature so it is sung and it is summed to the lord right. So like this we see that during that time of um uh worship or during that time when these um musicians and singers would come and sing to the Lord these different kinds of psalms were actually offered. Right? So we see that okay there was a roster there was a schedule that they would come they would offer it to the Lord. Right? And in fact many psalms um uh which we see in the book of psalms you know um which was called a collection of psalms many psalms were actually birthed there as a spontaneous song also right there were songs which are written and given and they would they would sing it but many songs were spontaneously sung and that also happened during that time right so some things that we can learn from the kind of worship that David set up. You know, something that we can learn about the kind of people who are ministering and that is also a lesson for us to learn, right? Not only about the worship but also a lesson for us to learn. Uh one thing that we see is that um verse one itself, you know, 2 um uh 1st Chronicles 25:1, what does it say? David and the captains of the army separated for the service. Right? So these were people who were set apart or you know the new testament term sanctified right set apart for the ministry of the lord right so set apart for this particular work um that they needed to do. Okay. So, of course, their work would would mean that it will they will come on that particular time of day and they would minister to the Lord, right? But set aart um doesn't mean isolate, right? Set aart means in your heart, in your mind, you are separated, selected for that particular duty. Okay? So, you've been appointed you've been set apart and you're appointed for that. So, so it was very clear in verse one we see that these were separated as holy unto the Lord. So now thing what we see is also like all the utensils which were used in the uh temple for example the temple and in the you know uh later you know the temple worship everything that was used was consecrated to the lord right so it was um it was consecrated to the lord with the anointing oil and um it was not used for anything else right it was just meant for use in worship worship or in the in the act of worship to the lord whatever was there uh and it was not meant to be used for anything else like you can't go and cook something with it and then also use it for you know the ministry of the lord so it was separated unto the lord so that also tells us something about uh you know us as believers and also us as worshippers and us as ministers in worship right to be set apart to the lord right? Um to be set apart to be holy uh unto the Lord and um and also to be sanctified. Now we know that sanctification is something which the Lord actually you know it is both an event but it is also something that is continuous right? If you look at Hebrews chapter 10 in Hebrews 10. Okay. Um Hebrews 10 and verse 11. Okay. It says um let maybe let's just read from verse 10 onwards. Hebrews 10:10. By that will we have seen we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Okay, we have been sanctified through that sacrifice of the Lord Jesus once and for all. Let's read further. And every priest, you know, stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices which can never take away sins. But this man after so he's comparing okay what happened there and what happened through the sacrifice of Jesus right uh but this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever sat down at the right hand of God from that time waiting till his enemies are made his foottool verse 14 for by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified right so two things are mentioned there in verse 14. For by one offering, there is only one offering. There is only one sacrifice which is perfect sacrifice which is the Lord Jesus. By one offering, he has perfected forever. Okay? Which means that this sacrifice has done something for us. It it that whole aspect of justification, right? being made right with God, being cleansed from sin, being uh given the access to the holiness or the very presence of God, what we see in Hebrews 4, all that he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified, which means there's there's something that is granted to us in that moment, but also something that continues in our lives throughout our journey here on right throughout. Which means sanctification is both an something that happened at a at a given time. We are sanctified unto the Lord but also something that continues on through throughout our journey here on earth. Right? So we see both. But the fact is that we are set apart as believers. We are set apart as worshippers. We are set apart to the Lord and as ministers of worship in worship. We are set apart to the Lord. Okay. Um so uh we see that okay they were set apart for the service for the ministry that's the second thing that we see um verse two okay if we read verse two it says uh all these sons were mentioned right and it talks about two things they were under the direction okay of Asaf who prophesied according to the order of the king okay So, so there was a certain order to it. There was a certain humility to it. They were not, you know, people who were like superstars who did whatever they wanted, right? There was a certain humility. There was a certain order. Then there was a divine order of authority, right? So, you see that they prophesied according to the order. The king was there, which is referring to David. Then we had all these others who were musicians and and prophetic uh worship leaders like Asaf and Jedithan and Hmon and the others who were there. So they ministered being mindful of the authority uh they were placed under right. So there was humility and submission. So that is something that we see. So which means that you know this is how God wanted it. Of course you know he does not want that authority to be misused. Right? So if he has given us the authority and if there are people in submission um you know to us he does not want us to misuse that authority over the people. That's for sure right because they are the flock of God right? What we see in first Peter the last chapter it says you know they are the flock of God. They belong to Jes belong to the Lord Jesus and he's the chief shepherd. Okay. So there is no misuse of authority and at the same time when it comes to submission you know there is no rebellion or you know um uh uh misunderstanding of uh of this authority and there is we cannot have people saying that I will not be submitted. There is the right understanding, the right use of authority and at the same time that willing submission out of humility that comes in the service of particularly you know this we can use for ministry but particularly since we see here it was in worship ministry right so we understand that you know as people who are worshippers as people who are in worship ministry maybe we are part of the worship team right um so this is something that we need to understand that there is humility And there is submission and there is the the authority that we acknowledge you know that uh you know if we can actually draw a parallel we can say okay there you know there is the uh there is the pastor there is a senior pastor there's a worship pastor there's a worship team so all that flowing together wonderfully in submission and in recognition of the authority so that is what it was right it's very clear it is there what is the next thing that we see right the other thing very important is that yes is it was a very spiritual uh act right the spiritual act it was engaging with God it was for it was something that was offered to the Lord at the same time it was it was also you know things that you received from the Lord in the spirit to declare over people to declare over nations to declare over you know the powers of darkness all that was happening at At the same time the natural aspect of being skilled and being trained right so the hard work of learning the hard work of training the hard work of being skilled you know because that is a routine right you go back go back to the chords you go back to the music you go back to learning the things you know or maybe there is a new thing yeah you go back to learning it you know how do I do it right um maybe mistakes are made and you you know you you get over that and learn and grow in the skill, right? So this we see uh in the Psalms as well, right? The skill part. Many times we spiritualize things and we forget about the skill part, right? Or we you know exalt the skill to such an extent that it should not be exalted to that level. We play skilled at that level you know at to that extent and we overshadow or you know overlook the spiritual aspect. So both are wrong right? So we need to understand that both skill which is from God which God anoints right we need to actually work on it right we need to better and we need to combined combine our you know skill natural abilities and talents which God has given uh to flow with the anointing. Okay. So when we we look at you know that um the verse which we uh which talks about skill very openly and uh you know with very uh clearly is Psalm 33 right? There are many psalms which talk about the skill aspect but Psalm 33 says u rejoice in the Lord oh you righteous yet for praise from the upright is beautiful. Praise the Lord with the harp. Make melody to him with an instrument of 10 strings. Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy. Right? Sing to him a new song. Right? And and a new song which means something that was fresh, something that was un unused, something that you received from the Lord, right? Sing to him a new song. And the very second part of the verse is play skillfully with a shout of joy. Right? So uh the skill is is not something to be overlooked. Skill is not something to be ignored. Uh it's something for us to grow in. Right? As worship ministers, as worshippers, skill is something for us to grow in. And um so we see that uh when we read verse 7 um in 1st Chronicles 25 it says um there were many many many parts right talk about many verses talk about skill right uh we saw in verse um uh verse one itself they was verse two verse one sorry says the number of the skilled men performing their service so they were skilled right we we again we we read that uh Um verse six, these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord with symbols, stringed instruments and harps, right? Uh and we see that they were under the authority of the king. The others were under the authority of the king. Verse seven, number of them is mentioned and it says all who were skillful, right? um was 288 and they cast Lord for the duty the small as well as the great the teacher with the student. Now the teacher and student is mentioned which means there is ongoing training right. So there would be people who are teaching others. Hey this is how you play. This is how you be sensitive to the spirit of God. This is how you receive um you know these words from God and this is how you sing it. This is how you minister. Right? So uh this was something that was um that was there and that was ongoing and something beautiful that was happening. Right? um the teacher and the student and the great and the small everyone uh helping one another sharpening each other's skill and uh they were using it for the glory of God. So this is something that we see in the tabernacle that uh that David built and all these things that we learn uh was happening there. Um so we we learn something about the uh about the work about the ministry about uh you know how we should conduct um and what we can learn or what we can train all this we learn from this. Um verse 8 in that same passage talks about how you know they there was learning they were curious. Um and the thing is that um if you look at um let me just uh tell you that verse. This is uh I think it's in 1 Chronicles. Just one second. Yeah. Um, okay. Before we go to first chronic, I'll just show um I mean we we just read 1st Samuel 16. Um, so that talks about David, right? 1st Samuel 16. Um if you read verse um 16 right they are actually talking about David and what they've observed about David. 1st Samuel chapter 16 verse 16 um let our master now command your servants they're talking to King Saul you know who are before you to seek out a man who is a skilled player on the harp and it shall be that he will play it with his hand when the distressing spirit from God is upon you and you shall be well. So, so Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well and bring him to me." Right? So, that's what Saul says. 17. Then verse 18, the servants actually say, "Look, I have seen a man, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Bethlite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person, and the Lord is with him." you know the so they have actually studied his life and it's a observation so so they say that he is skilled in playing so just to show that yeah uh the psalmist also was quite skilled in in playing right in playing the musical instrument okay we'll take a break and then we'll come back and continue