The ceremonial law taught Israel who God is and who he expected them to be. It was not to be an end to itself, but in arrow pointing to deeper truths. (Romans 10:4)
God expected Israel to obey him, not as a matter of drudgery, but because they loved him and wanted to please him. David could say “I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart”. (Psalm 40:6-8) More than external obedience, God desired an internal love for him shown by their delight in his law.
David, of course, did not do this perfectly. He sinned by committing adultery and murder. He took an unlawful census. (2 Samuel 11-12; 2 Samuel 24)
Jesus did keep the law completely and perfectly He fulfilled the system of sacrifices by offering himself as a sacrifice to satisfy God’s wrath. This was his active obedience. He obeyed on our behalf. And by his sacrifice we are sanctified. (Hebrews 10:8-10)
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