The Tabernacle of David is the name given
to the tent that King David set up on Mount
Zion in Jerusalem to house the Ark of the
Covenant. It was the center of a new order
of joyful worship which stood in sharp contrast
to the solemn worship of Moses' Tabernacle.

Instead of the sacrifices of animals, the
sacrifices offered at David's Tabernacle were
the sacrifices of praise, joy and thanksgiving
(Psalm 95:2,100:4, 141:2). The Tabernacle
of David is a type of the worship of the Church.
Jesus fulfilled the sacrificial system of the Old Covenant by His death on the cross
(Hebrews 1:3, 7:27, 9:12, 9:24-28). The sacrifices
of the Church, the New Covenant priesthood,
are the sacrifices of praise, joy and thanksgiving (Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:9).

The establishment of David's Tabernacle
is described in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13-16. From these passages we see that David prepared
a place for the Ark (1 Chr. 15:1), the Levites
sanctified themselves for their ministry
(1 Chr. 15:14) which was to carry the Ark
and minister to the Lord (1 Chr. 15:2).
All Israel joined in the procession (1 Chr. 15:3)
which was marked by by joyful instrumenta
l and vocal music (1 Chr. 15:16-21 ) and dancing
(2 Sam. 6:14, 1 Chr. 15:29).