(12) В¶ And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness. (13) And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
No doubt the blessing of Obed-edom's house and family led David to conclude that the Lord's displeasure was removed. If the Reader will compare what is here said with 1 Chronicles 15:1 he will discover the sense David had of the cause of God's displeasure concerning Uzzah: we sought him not in due order. David, it should seem, had not asked counsel of God about the removal; and that removal was done, not only lightly and indifferently, but presumptuously; observe how the solemn service now commenced, with sacrifices. Yes! dearest Jesus! thy one all-sufficient sacrifice is the grand restorer of peace and reconciliation. Thou! Thou hast made our peace in the blood of thy cross. And David's, and the people's eye, were to thee in those sacrifices, as the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.