One Dissenting Vote

1Ch 16:43 And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
1Ch 15:29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

As the ark is being returned home, the whole nation is rejoicing. The ark is being placed in the tabernacle, all the priests and porters are doing their thing. The people are having a fay-do-do, David is beside himself with Joy. He is composing psalms, leading the ark, leaping for joy, playing skillfully on his instrument. The nation is reeling with gladness. But…

One lone stick in the mud, David’s own wife, Michael, daughter of Saul is as mad as a hornet. She views the party from her window and is disgusted by this joy. She is put off by her husband’s victorious popularity, by his gleeful display of emotion.
I am struck that the whole nation is reveling in this man’s heroism but the lone dissenter was Miss Wetblanket herself, his wife.

I recall what happened with our Lord when we read, Mat 13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

You just can’t please some people, no matter what. I imagine that if the Apostle Paul himself stepped into the pulpit, there would be those who would complain about the length of the sermon. If Jesus were to come down and heal their shingles, they would gripe about their gout!

So, we just have to do what it is that we do for the Lord and rejoice in His working in and through us and leave the naysayers to their negativity. A bulldog is unconcerned about the yapping of the Chihuahua. So should we ignore the wagging tongues of the Michaels in our lives.