Why did Uzza, Uzza get struck down the moment he reached out to steady the Arc of the Covenants? Many people today think it was just a tragedy and poor- the poor man, he was just trying to help. But the lesson goes far deeper. It's about boundaries. Boundaries that God is protecting. Samuel and first Chronicles record it clearly. That day King David was bringing the ark back to Jerusalem, but they did not follow God's law. See we, we, we serve God's way or our serving doesn't help as much, God doesn't reward us, we are just greedy people. King David was bringing the ark back to Jerusalem but he did not follow God's laws. They didn't have the Levites carrying it on their shoulders. Instead, they copied the Philistine method, placing the ark on a new cart, treating it like an ordinary piece of furniture. Okay, just that little bit of scripture, does it tell you anything? They weren't following the law. God has laws and if you don't do it His way, He doesn't care about yours- your way, it's called insurrection. It's called disobedience. It's called irreverence. It's called you want to do it your way, your selfish independent way. God doesn't tolerate your selfish independent way. Do you ever wonder why maybe that's a reason you're in trouble a little bit? "There's a way that seems right unto man," God says, "But the end is death." The Levites were supposed to carry the ark on their shoulders, not copy the Philistines in a cattle cart. When the cart reached the threshing floor of Nacon, the ox stumbled. Uzza instinctively reached out to steady the ark and the instant his fingers touched it, his body was limp. His knees gave way and he fell, not injured, he was dead. It sounds brutal, doesn't it?