It dawns on David that he's now living in a house of cedar and that the Ark, God's presence with the people, is still relegated to a tent. God doesn't seem to mind. God in a tent is a good image. It's a temporary dwelling, not the permanent fixture that we dwell on as well as in. Tents don't seem to separate us like a fortress or a palace might. It is a piece of fabric. Lving in tents it's hard to have your privacy. but God doesn't desire privacy like man does. He doesn't have the same need for it. There's nothing that we could see or find out that would embarrass Him. God wants intimacy. He was content to dwell in a bush, a tent, a cloud, a flame, a whisper, a baby. Just to get close to us. God is always dwelling among us. He didn't need His son to do that. His son was for our understanding. God is always here.
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