Chew on this:
i heard something that really got me thinking.
if you declare something in the annointing, its not only a declaration, it's a prophetic mandate,
because it's declaring what is, and is outside of where we are.
ok now here's where it can get a bit tricky..
on the 6th day God created man and looking back on everything
saw that it was very good.

then He finished, and rested the 7th day, as He blessed and sanctified it.
i feel that though man was deceived and was robbed of the earthly glory after this,
God declared rest- but that a model was being demonstrated in how to rest
and what it actually looks like in heaven's model.
obviously after man's authority was stolen,
Jesus came down and died for us, with His last words, it is finished
sounding a lot like the Father's.
so the Father brought us rest, and the Son brings us back to resting in Him.

why is it that we seem to constantly have to be reminded of this?
if we can wrap our minds around this one- when we are in the spirit and
are aware that we are outside of time, when we go back and see God saying
it is finished, He's speaking outside of time, and we can pull that into our day.
His desire is for us to never toil and strive; to enter into His rest- so as we rest in Him,
He blesses and sanctifies us, because we are holy and are resting in Him, being holy as He
is holy.
i don't know if this is making sense
there's no more working
no more striving
no more of this old covenant, man-pleasing, religious formal stuff!
God wanted to get it through our heads that it IS finished. like not something that
was long ago. it is current for your time, your day. and as we see this its understanding
that this turns our attention away from what to DO, and more on just BEING.

doesn't it seem that David was the only one that was close enough to something so sacriligious
that it had to have been what God had wanted, since it was still old testament law and he never
got struck by lightning, etc???
what did David do? he set up another tabernacle, his OWN tabernacle where there was continual
praise, worship, expression, freedom and presence. where ppl could be and be in fellowship with
God, not having to deal with formal rules and laws.
God loved David's heart, and i think he was onto something.
He didn't say, "David, I love your heart so much even though this is wrong, I'll let it slide"
it was more like, YESSSSS!!! you're doing it! you're onto what I had in mind!!!
what were they doing? resting!
resting in the kingdom is NOT what it we've culturally come to have defined it as.
David and all the ppl in this place were fellowshipping in His presence, dancing,
painting, writing psalms/songs, playing music-- they were being blessed, and sanctified;
thus they were being holy, as He is holy, which can explain them not being killed
but they were in a state of rest. which i can't emphasize more.

that's something i really want to ponder more, and more.. as i think about it.
what does rest really look like???