Luckily, everyone does not dance like me. That is why I don’t dance in public. I don’t want to make a fool of myself. That, and my wife won’t let me.
Believe it or not, I ran into a similar situation in the book of 2 Samuel the other day. When the ark of the Lord finally arrived in the City of David, King David was so excited that he threw a party. He went out in the street, gave away some bread and some desserts, and as they say where I’m from, he cut a rug. And apparently he wasn’t fully clothed...it got a little weird.
When he went back in the house, he abruptly found out that his wife had been watching from the window. She quickly let him know that she did not approve of his behavior, and that his attire and performance were not very kingly. His response blew my mind.
David replied to Michal, "In God's presence I'll dance all I want! He chose me over your father and the rest of our family and made me prince over God's people, over Israel. Oh yes, I'll dance to God's glory—more recklessly even than this. And as far as I'm concerned...I'll gladly look like a fool. (2 Samuel 6:21-22a The Message)
David did not care how people viewed him because of his worship. He was willing to do anything for God, no matter how it reflected on himself.
I wish we were more like that. We don’t like to hang out with outcasts because people may think we are weird. We don’t stand up for our beliefs because we are afraid of being excluded. We don’t fully express our love and obedience because we are too worried about fitting in.
David had it right, as he so often did. We should be willing to be outcasts to reach the outcasts, give up our statuses in society to seek justice, and ignore the funny looks to worship as we feel led. God is unbelievable, and it is about time we started acting like it.