Silly lions are still lions by Gary Rose

Some king of the jungle; he looks more like a kitty-cat that plays in a living room.  Yet, make no mistake, he is a powerful beast and should be taken seriously. For me, when I think of a king- I think of David, but was David ever less-than-kingly?

The following says yes...

2 Samuel, Chapter 6 (WEB)

 ¹ David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. ² David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of Yahweh of Armies who sits above the cherubim.  ³ They set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.  ⁴ They brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. ⁵ David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with castanets, and with cymbals.  ⁶ When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the cattle stumbled.  ⁷ Yahweh’s anger was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.  ⁸ David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.  ⁹ David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How shall Yahweh’s ark come to me?”  ¹⁰ So David would not move Yahweh’s ark to be with him in the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.  ¹¹ Yahweh’s ark remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months: and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom, and all his house. ¹² It was told king David, saying, “Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God.” 

David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the city of David with joy.  ¹³ It was so, that, when those who bore Yahweh’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.  ¹⁴ David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod. (emp. added GDR) ¹⁵ So David and all the house of Israel brought up Yahweh’s ark with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.  ¹⁶ It was so, as Yahweh’s ark came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart. (emp. added, GDR)  ¹⁷ They brought in Yahweh’s ark, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.  ¹⁸ When David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Armies.  ¹⁹ He gave to all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread, dates, and raisins. So all the people departed everyone to his house.  ²⁰ Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious the king of Israel was today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” (emp. added, GDR)

  ²¹  David said to Michal, “It was before Yahweh, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Yahweh, over Israel. Therefore will I celebrate before Yahweh.  ²² I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in my own sight. But of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, they shall honor me.”  ²³ Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death. (emp. added, GDR)

David acted in a way that Saul's daughter disapproved and it cost her the blessing of offspring. A good lesson here is that even if the leader of your people does something foolish- its not a good idea to remind him of his folly!!  How did God regard David? Well, in the very next chapter of Samuel, God affirmed his blessing upon him by a covenant. Seem strange? Not really- remember, God looks at a person's heart!!! So, I guess its ok to be silly, just make sure your heart is in the right place!!!