Doing things God's way

1 Chronicles 13: 9,10 speak of David and his followers bringing the Ark of God back to Jerusalem. However, what started out as a happy occasion ended up with the death of Uzzah,( one of the men who were walking next to the cart that carried the Ark. When the oxen that pulled the cart stumbled, and the Ark began to fall, Uzzah stuck out his hand to steady it and the Lord struck him down for doing so. David was angry at God,( verse 11). I was angry too all the different times I read this, because it just didn't make sense. But, while searching the next passages, I found the answer and couldn't believe that I hadn't seen this before. In 1 Chron. 15:13 it says, "Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us." Wow. How simple is that? David simply chose to do things his way the first time and not the way God had set it up to be. Earlier in the verses of chap. 15 David tells the Levites to carry the Ark because they and only they were the ones God had chosen to serve Him in all things of the Temple. And He admonished them to make sure they had purified themselves before dealing with the Ark. We cannot do something that God has not designed for us to do and expect to be blessed. I love that I now understand this part of the Word. I hope that you all will share your thoughts on this passage and maybe shed even more light on it.