Worship Is More Than Music
Music serves worship, carries worship, and can beautifully express worship, but it does not contain the entire meaning of worship.
WORSHIP ARTICLES AND TEACHING
9/8/20261 min read
By Pastor George Kingsley Judah
For many Christians today, the words worship and music have become almost interchangeable. We speak about the “worship team” and usually mean the singers and musicians. We say, “The worship was powerful today,” when we are describing the music. A church program may announce “praise and worship,” referring specifically to the singing portion of the service.
None of this means music is unimportant. Scripture gives music a beautiful and significant place. The Psalms repeatedly call God's people to sing. David was both a worshipper and a gifted musician. Singers and instrumentalists served in Israel's worship, and Paul encouraged believers to use “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (Colossians 3:16). The problem begins when something that expresses worship becomes our definition of worship itself. Music is an expression of worship, but worship is more than music.