1 Sam 4:1-22. It was clearly time for Israel to seek the Lord to be right with Him once more, but the elders of Israel rather decided to put their trust in the Ark, like a religious good luck charm. Because of their misplaced trust and presumption, they suffered great defeat once again. Why might a Christian sometimes be defeated in life? How does God discipline his children and bring them back to fellowship? What does it mean for us that the Ark could be removed?