When joy in service is lacking, fight for it by dwelling in God's Word, seeking His ear in prayer, and fellowshipping with His people. The sons of Korah found joy through their ministry of carefully guarding God's presence and assisting others in worship. We too can serve joyfully by focusing on God rather than our circumstances or selves, and finding strength as we dwell in His courts.

1. Welcome to your
Faithbuilders
Bible Study class!
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Today’s Lesson: Psalm 84
Page 817

2. South Campus
Adult Bible Study Announcements
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5. Leaders do not create
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6. Psalm 84 (Pages 817-818)
Joyful service is a result of
seeking God’s presence

7. Psalm 84:1-4 (Page 817)
Blessed Are Those Who Dwell in God’s Courts
1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of
hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of
the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the
living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and
the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay
her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King
and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in
your house, ever singing your praise! Selah

8. Psalm 84:5-9 (Page 817)
Blessed Are Those Who Journey to Zion
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose
heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the
Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early
rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to
strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O Lord
God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob!
Selah
9 Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed!

9. Psalm 84:10-12 (Page 817-818)
Blessed Are Those Who Trust in the Lord
10 For a day in your courts is better than a
thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a
doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in
the tents of wickedness. 11 For the Lord God is a
sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does he withhold from those who
walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the
one who trusts in you!

10. Psalm 84 (Pages 817-818)
Joyful service is a result of
seeking God’s presence

11. Colossians 3:17 (ESV Strong's)
17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do
everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father through him.

12. The Chief End of Man:
Glorify God and enjoy Him
forever.
~Westminster Catechism
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is breathed
out by God and
profitable for teaching,
reproof, correction and
training in righteousness.

13. Resources

14. 14 Era Bookmark
Divided Kingdom

15. Exile & Restoration
of Jerusalem
586–430 BC
Divided Kingdom
931–586 BC
Moses & the Exodus
1526–1406 BC
Abraham to the
Sojourn in Egypt
2200–1526 BC
The Conquest
& the Judges
1406–1051 BC
United Kingdom
1051–931 BC
Church /
Missions Age
AD 30 – Today
Intertestamental
Period
430 BC–4 BC
Life of Jesus
4 BC–AD 30
Creation
The Earnest Bible Time Line
Eternity

16. Observation
My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord
To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of
the Sons of Korah.
qLongs: Companion to Psalm 42/43? Pants…downcast…
qGittith?
qSons of Korah: 1 of 11 Pslams with this superscription.
qAll the Psalms deal with being fired up about
fellowshipping with God. This is a big deal because of…

17. Observation
qSons of Korah:
qKorah was great grandson of Levi, member of the
Kohathites
qMember of the Levites who were assigned to:
qAssist Aaron by guarding the tent so no one would enter it.
qWould pack everything in tabernacle up so no one would see it
or touch it and die.
qThey would carry the items of the tabernacle on their
shoulders to the next site.

18. Observation
qSons of Korah:
qThe work they did was not glamourous but very
necessary (CBT) and is what separated them from
everyone else.
qNumbers 16:9 (ESV Strong’s) 9 is it too small a thing for you that
the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of
Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle
of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to
them…

21. This is what it looks like when you don’t
find joy in service…

22. Observation
qBlessed: Same word that begins the Book of Psalms
to describe the person who delights in God’s
instruction.
qLord of Hosts: Mass of persons organized for war.
Divine sovereignty, God commands humanity, angels,
and even inanimate objects. Everything on earth is
under His authority.
qJoyful service: Result of seeking God’s presence.

23. Objective
At the conclusion of this lesson, students will be able to
identify aspects of the ministry of the sons of Korah
that allowed them to learn to serve not merely with
obedience but with joy.

24. Psalm 84:1-4 (Page 817)
Blessed Are Those Who Dwell in God’s Courts
1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of
hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of
the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the
living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and
the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay
her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King
and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in
your house, ever singing your praise! Selah

25. How much
energy do you
spend seeking to
dwell with Jesus
in order to find
joy in service?
-God’s Word
-God’s Ear
-God’s People

26. Psalm 84:5-9 (Page 817)
Blessed Are Those Who Journey to Zion
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose
heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the
Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early
rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to
strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O Lord
God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob!
Selah
9 Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed!

27. Where is your
focus when you
are on the
highway to
service? The
Word or the
World?
-God’s Word
-God’s Ear
-God’s People

28. Psalm 84:10-12 (Page 817-818)
Blessed Are Those Who Trust in the Lord
10 For a day in your courts is better than a
thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a
doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in
the tents of wickedness. 11 For the Lord God is a
sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does he withhold from those who
walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the
one who trusts in you!

29. Who does your
life reflect you
trust more when
called to serve?
Jesus or yourself?
-God’s Word
-God’s Ear
-God’s People

30. What do you do
when you don’t
desire spending
time with God so
you can serve
Him?
Fight for it! -God’s People
-God’s Ear
-God’s Word

31. What does fighting look like?
God’s Word
Psalms 42:9
9 I say to God, my rock:
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?”
(Welcome to the world of cross referencing:
Psalm 18:2, 2 Samuel 22:2-3)

32. What does fighting look like?
God’s Ear
Psalms 42:8 (ESV Strong's)
8 By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,
and at night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.

33. What does fighting look like?
God’s People
Psalms 42:4 (ESV Strong's)
4 These things I remember,
as I pour out my soul:
how I would go with the throng
and lead them in procession to the house of God
with glad shouts and songs of praise,
a multitude keeping festival.

34. Objective
At the conclusion of this lesson, students will be able to
identify aspects of the ministry of the sons of Korah
that allowed them to learn to serve not merely with
obedience but with joy.
qDwell in God’s Word, His Ear and with His people
qJourney in God’s Word, in His Ear and with His people
qTrust in God’s Word, in His Ear and with His people