🌾 1 Chronicles 15

1 Chronicles 15 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.” 1 Chronicles 15 opens with these words: “David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.” The line to keep is 1 Chronicles 15:15: “The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 1 Chronicles 15:15: “The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 1 Chronicles 15? Then try this: Read “The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.