6 And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error, and he died there by the ark of God.

***In this story you will find that these MEN were chosen, hand-picked, not volunteers. Meaning they were predestined to carry out the assignment to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.

It might seem unfair because Uzzah left his post for what seems to be a good intention. But Uzzah knew about the Law of Numbers, which states that no one can touch the ark of the covenant.**

*Remember, God will never purposely put you in a position to hurt you. Uzzah got distracted on the path of his assignment.