The psalmist declared in Psalm 84:10, “For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.  I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”  Just for a moment, consider the magnitude of that statement. 

     One day versus one thousand days.  One thousand days almost equates to three years.  So in essence, the psalmist implies that one day in the house of God is better than three years somewhere else…anywhere else.  Think of the lush beaches of Hawaii.  Consider the majestic beauty of the Rocky Mountains.  What about the subtle serenity of the Smokies?  Think of palaces, castles, mansions, and coliseums.  None of these places compare to the incomparable glory of the presence of God!

     The psalmist was so mesmerized and infatuated with God’s House that he succumbed to the notion, “I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”  He would rather be a lowly servant in God’s House fulfilling a menial task than to sit among the world’s elite in places of luxury. It is certain that we can worship and serve God outside of the walls of His House (and indeed we should).  However, there is something gratifying about approaching our designated places of worship. What you find at God’s House, you find nowhere else.