Ark into David's house

⁹ David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?” ¹⁰ He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. ¹¹ The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.
¹² Now King David was told, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God.” So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. ¹³ When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. ¹⁴ Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, ¹⁵ while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets.
¹⁶ As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.

The passage did not state why David was afraid to receive the ark. David was not willing to take the ark into the City of David? What was David thinking, what was he doing? He was afraid of death? After seeing Uzzah die from transporting the ark, he was afraid? Well, no one knows. Perhaps he was. Then David took the ark to Abed-Edom the Gittite. After he saw what God can do through the ark, he really wanted God's blessings too. Then he brought the ark into the city of David. At first, he was skeptical, but after seeing the goodness and glory of God he wanted God's blessing as much as he can die from mishandling the ark. David was so happy, started rejoycing because the ark is back into his kingdom. Michal who was his wife despised him because he was not acting in a kingly manner. Who is she to judge David's worship unto God? God is the one to judge not her. We must be careful even what we say, comment and think because that reveals our heart. If we are like Michal, search deeper. Check your heart.