Some duties exist simply because we are part of a larger family or community.

In Deuteronomy 11, God offers Israel a choice; either a life of productivity and enjoyment made possible by obedience to Him, or a life of difficulty and opposition made necessary by disobedience. The happiness Israel desires can only be theirs by being properly related to Him.

God leads His people whether they are obedient or rebellious, but His leading is far more pleasant when they obey.

God warned Israel, "And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it" (Ex. 20:25). To pollute something is to make it ordinary. God insists that any approach crafted by human ingenuity will produce a worship system just like all the pagan systems in the world. In other words, it will be common or profane - just like everyone else's paganism.

Celebration is best done in the company of others who can rejoice with us over God's goodness.

When believers neglect the revealed Word of God, they are likely to turn to silly and unprofitable methods of insight.

When shame is missing from corporate life, society, quickly becomes uncivilized.