Michal

“As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.” 2 Samuel 6:16
Michal was a daughter of King Saul whom David took a liking to in his younger days, when he was serving in Saul’s army. She was his first wife of what would become many, given for the dowry of a hundred dead Philistines (see 1 Sam. 18:20-29). Later, when David had to flee from Saul, she helped him to escape (1 Sam. 19:11-17), but when David’s exile became prolonged, she was given to another man, Paltiel (1 Sam. 25:44). After Saul was killed in battle and David became king, he sought her out to bring her back (2 Sam. 3:13-14).
It was likely that Michal was simply a pawn, a possession in these warring factions between her father’s house and David her husband. She did love David, as evidenced by her willingness to help him escape from her father. But being the daughter of a king, she had a certain attitude that David did not share.
David had grown up as a shepherd boy: the lowest profession in that society. He was the youngest child and was accustomed to serving his father and his older brothers. He had not sought the kingship, but God had given it to him. Above all else, David was a worshipper. He loved to worship God. So when he had the opportunity to bring the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem, he worshipped God with all that he had, leaping and dancing in the street. He didn’t care what other people thought of him – but Michal did. To her, even though he was her husband, he was 'King David'. She saw David as a king humiliating himself; David saw himself as a servant worshipping God. It was Michal that paid the price for this attitude. We should take note, and not despise anyone because of how they choose to worship God.