July 11, 2021 – 7th Sunday After Pentecost
Gospel 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
In 2 Samuel 6, David moves the neglected ark to his new capital in order to place God back into the center of communal life. However, the same move is a shrewd consolidation of his political power. David has conquered a city that was not part of any tribe; Jerusalem can literally be termed the “city of David.”