IS WORSHIP AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON?

Not in the way which is being taught today in some parts of the Body of Christ. Scripture declares that worship is for God alone, and the purpose of all worship is to glorify God.  Psalm 5: 7 " ...I will worship toward Thy holy temple".  The New Testament word most often translated "worship" is PROSKUNEO, which literally means "to turn towards and kiss": an intimate interaction between the Lord and His betrothed.  At such a moment, it is at least inappropriate for our attention to be focused on the things of darkness.  Yet sometimes in our worship services, the devil gets more attention - more glory - than God does, through the words that are spoken and the songs that are sung.

Our worship is for God alone, and will continue for all eternity in the new heavens and new earth, long after the devil and his demons are no longer on the scene. Warfare then, cannot be a primary intended function of worship. The goal of worship is to commune with God Himself.

II Chronicles 20 is the most commonly quoted example in scripture of "warfare worship".  Lets examine this passage in detail: in verses 1-13 the people intercede.  v. 15-17 God responds.  v. 20-24 the people go forth praising and find the enemy has been destroyed.  Based on this scenario, the argument is advanced that it was the worship of the people of God which went ahead of them and won the battle.  However, a careful reading of the passage fails to support this conclusion.  In v.15 the Lord says "...the battle is not yours".  In v.17 He states "you will not need to fight in this battle...", thus clearly implying that whatever they were doing, it was not fighting.  "Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord who is with you..."  They did not even directly confront the enemy. They went forth rejoicing and praising God in faith for His promise that they would not have to fight!  As they did so, the Lord arose and defeated the enemy. The worship of the saints was unto God. It was not directed at the enemy.  Worship is not magic.  The demons do not automatically flee at the mention of God.