Is Anything More Important Than Worshiping God?

Please Read 1Samuel 15

I think most Christians would feel that there is nothing more important than worshiping God. They might prove this by stating that we were created to worship God.

How would you answer that question? Do you believe we were created to worship Him? Or were we created for something else? Is there something else that pleases Him more than worship or is that the most important thing we can do?

Let’s try to put ourselves in God’s shoes for a moment. Since he has children and you probably do also, imagine this story.

Let’s say you passed through the kitchen on your way out to the store and felt your feet were attacked by the dishes stacked on the floor beside the sink as you stumbled over them. Then, after a quick recovery you felt violated by the sight and smell of the trash can. Someone was thoughtful enough to jam the trash down until the sides bulged but didn’t split. Now, it was over flowing with last weeks leftovers and the sigh and smell is a cause for therapy. So you ask your daughter to do the dishes or your son to take out the trash. Coming home loaded down with groceries you discover that neither the dishes nor the trash had been touched for the hour and a half that you had been gone. You call the kids to account for their failure to obey you and they reply, “Sorry, we got caught up worshiping Jesus to our new Toby Mac CD, the worship was wonderful and we now know all the words.”

Now let me ask you the question; are you pleased?

Nope. The children disobeyed a direct command from you and from the Lord, (Eph. 6:1).

The Lord was not pleased with King Saul’s actions either. Samuel stated the following to King Saul,

“What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.”

What is more pleasing to the Lord, singing out to Him with a strong voice, clapping enthusiastically, dancing for joy, raising your arms in awe, kneeling to Him in honor or doing the dishes and taking out the trash when asked?

1. What major flaw did King Saul have that led him to disobey? (Hint: Samuel mentioned it)
2. Did you get the feeling that King Saul didn’t understand what was expected of him? Why do you think that is since he was clearly told what to do?
3. What commands do you feel Christians avoid by worshiping instead?
4. What do you think keeps Christians worshiping instead of serving?