"I will dance, I will sing, to be mad for my King. Nothing Lord is hindering this passion in my soul...And I'll become even more undignified than this. Some would say it's foolishness..."
This song - "Undignified" - became very popular when I was in high school. David Crowder often sang it at conferences and concerts and always referred to a passage that I read today about David "dancing in his underwear."
I think this may be one of those instances that if we're really honest with ourselves, I'm not sure it quite says everything we think it says. Yes, his wife was embarrassed but what if she was just a nag. Nowhere does it say he was naked or even in his underwear. He was in his priestly garments (which apparently were exposing enough for her to mention it).
I guess in all I just see a leader who was rejoicing because he had brought the Ark of the Covenant back to his people. "David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment." That the entire verse that this song and popular "worship" illustration is built from.
Frankly I think they are way better undiscovered worship stories in the Bible to illustrate. Hopefully this blog will uncover some of those. Until then...I will be singing "Undignified" next week with a bunch of kids at camp because...well...it's a cool song...I think??
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I totally thought the same thing when read that section. I was looking for references to him being in his underwear, but I just couldn't find it. Maybe some more research into what exactly was entailed in "Priestly Garments" would be in order.
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